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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) rendered a significant decision recently in Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This decision has garnered attention and sparked discussions due to its potential implications for religious freedom, employment law and the rights of individuals in the workplace. Background In Braidwood, the plaintiff was a... READ MORE

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Groff v. DeJoy. The Court’s ruling “clarified” the “undue hardship” standard that an employer must establish to deny a religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). Before this decision, the undue hardship standard provided that an employer could... READ MORE

In a recent opinion, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the employer’s and the employee’s responsibilities in relation to claims alleging a failure to accommodate religious beliefs. The employee in question worked for a hospital as a clinical technician (“CT”) in the Oncology Department, which typically required the CTs to work every other... READ MORE