Religious Accommodations News Today

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Texas prison agency for allegedly denying religious accommodation to an employee over wearing a head covering. Franches Spears, who was a records clerk within the agency’s Pam Lychner State Jail near Humble, Texas, was first put on leave with pay and later terminated after wearing…

A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith.

The federal government contends that a California prison agency’s policy requirement for guards to remain clean-shaven amounts to religious discrimination, filing a complaint on behalf of correctional officers forced to shave their beards in violation of their faith. 

“To keep his job and provide for his family, Ali began shaving his beard and continues to shave under duress.”

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A Muslim woman said she felt “terrorized, terrified and abused” after being forced to remove her hijab at the jail in Lexington, according to a national organization advocating on her behalf.

In Groff v. DeJoy, the Supreme Court raised the bar for employers assessing employee religious accommodation requests. The unanimous Supreme Court termed its ruling a clarification. Further litigation will provide guidance on how the clarified standard plays out.

Workplace Protections for Conversations About Racism. Title VII religious Accommodation, Affirmative Action ruling will have broad implications for employers

The Supreme Court issued a decision in Groff v. DeJoy, clarifying employers’ obligations to accommodate employees’ religious practices reinterpreting the meaning of undue hardship. Determining undue hardship is a highly fact- and context-dependent exercise.