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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a school district acted lawfully when it withdrew a teacher’s requested religious accommodation to call students by their last names instead of using transgender students’ preferred names or pronouns. The Court opined that the accommodation caused harm to transgender students, other students, and the educational... READ MORE

A recent denial of summary judgment by a U.S. District Court in New York reminds us that bias-based comments can have serious consequences for hospitals and other employers, including that their employment decisions may be undermined. The ruling also suggests that, in certain situations, requiring a waiver of claims may be considered retaliatory. Facts... READ MORE

On April 5, 2016, a district court in Massachusetts dismissed a Title VII case against a hospital where the employee was terminated for refusing vaccinations on religious grounds. Robinson v. Children’s Hospital Boston, 2016 WL 1337255. While this order is not binding precedent, we wanted to report on this case because vaccination refusal is... READ MORE