This article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision that “clarified” and changed the religious accommodation standard under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that employers and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have relied upon for more than 46 years.
The US Supreme Court decision of June 29, 2023 in Groff v DeJoy makes it harder for employers to decline religious accommodation requests.
This article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Groff v. DeJoy which clarifies that for employers to deny accommodation to an employee under Title VII, they must demonstrate "substantial increased costs" in conducting their business, a definition going beyond "de minimis" hardship. However, the Court refrained from undermining Title VII’s
special statutory protection for seniority systems.
This article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous June 29, 2023 decision on Groff v. DeJoy, clarifying employers’ obligations to accommodate employees’ religious practices.
This article discusses the unanimous US Supreme Court decision that has effectively disavowed the long-standing de minimis standard in Groff v. Dejoy, clarifying Title VII's undue hardship standard to mean "substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its particular business."
This article discusses the Supreme Court's decision that colleges and universities may no longer consider race as part of the college admissions process, and the future effects it could have for private employers and corporate DEI initiatives.
Recently more countries in the Asia-Pacific region have introduced gender quotas, or targets, to increase female participation on boards of listed companies. This article takes a look at the impact of these measures and the progress made so far.
This article discusses the ruling by a California Court of Appeal that ultimately determined a hospital's decision to terminate an employee for failing to comply with its flu vaccine mandate did not violate California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
This article discusses the Department of Labor's October 2022 notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) defining employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.