Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2024: Religious DiscriminationA New Day for Claims?
In this podcast recorded at Ogletree Deakins\u2019 national Workplace Strategies seminar, Michael Eckard (office managing shareholder, Charleston) is joined by Bonnie Martin (office managing shareholder, Indianapolis) and Andy Tanick (shareholder, Minneapolis) to discuss recent legal developments in the area of religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act since the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Groff v. DeJoy. The speakers discuss how the murky Groff ruling has left unanswered questions about what constitutes an \u201cundue hardship\u201d for religious accommodation requests. They also discuss the open questions regarding what qualifies as \u201csincerely held\u201d and \u201creligious beliefs,\u201d as new contexts for these claims arise\u2014including complaints about the use of preferred pronouns, DEI initiatives, and more.