United States: United States Supreme Court Clarifies Appropriate Standard For Reasonable Accommodations For Religious Observance

In Groff v. DeJoy , the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the appropriate standard for courts and employers to utilize when assessing employee requests for reasonable accommodations for religious observance. Since 1972, employers have been required to provide reasonable accommodations for the sincerely held religious beliefs or observances of employees unless there was an “undue hardship” to the employer. In 1977, the Court in Hardison v. TWA stated that “undue hardship” meant anything “more than a de minimis cost to the employer” which became the standard utilized by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and employers since that time. Now, […]

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