Coverage dated June 28, 2023

Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

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The Supreme Court has solidified protections for workers who asks for religious accommodations.

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  1. Politico

    Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations (opens Politico)

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    The court made clear that businesses must cite more than minor costs to reject requests for religious accommodations at work.

  2. CBS News

    Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court has solidified protections for workers who asks for religious accommodations.

  3. KCEN Waco

    Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays (opens KCEN Waco)

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    The case is the latest religious confrontation the high court has been asked to referee.

  4. CNN

    Supreme Court revives case brought by postal worker seeking religious accommodations (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court revived the case of a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who said the United States Postal Service violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate his inability to work on Sundays.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    Supreme Court Strengthens Religious Accommodations in the Workplace (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The court revives a lawsuit brought by a postal worker who said he was discriminated against for his Christian beliefs.

  6. NBC News

    Supreme Court rules for Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays (opens NBC News)

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    The case concerns an evangelical Christian who claimed the U.S. Postal Service did not do enough to accommodate his request not to work on Sundays.

  7. New York Post

    Supreme Court ruling on mailman’s Sunday shift a win for religious workers: experts (opens New York Post)

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    A Supreme Court decision in favor of a Christian mailman who refused to work Sundays will make it easier for other employees seeking religious accommodations.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Supreme Court strengthens protections for religious rights at work (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened protections for religious rights in the workplace, siding in part with a Sabbath-observant mail carrier who quit the U.S. Postal Service after he was

  9. Fox News

    Supreme Court hands religious freedom win to postal worker who refused to work on Sunday (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a religious freedom case brought by a former postal worker who refused to work Sundays due to Sabbath observance.

  10. Roll Call

    Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers (opens Roll Call)

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    The ruling says employers must accommodate a worker's religious needs unless it would lead to “substantial increased costs” for the business.

  11. Washington Times

    Supreme Court rules for ex-mail carrier refusing to work on Sabbath (opens Washington Times)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of an ex-postal worker who challenged the U.S. Postal Service for refusing to back his religious accommodation not to work on the Sabbath.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for

  13. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    The Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mail carrier who did not want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations.

  14. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court backs Sabbath Sunday accommodations for workers (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The ruling expands religious accommodations in the workplace despite their impact on other employees.

  15. Forbes

    Supreme Court Paves Way For More Religious Accommodations At Work With Postal Worker Ruling (opens Forbes)

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    The court ruled in favor of a postal worker who wanted to take Sundays off.

  16. CBS News

    Supreme Court sides with Christian postal worker who declined to work on Sundays (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court's decision in favor of former postal worker Gerald Groff was unanimous.

  17. New York Post

    Christian mailman who refused to work Sundays scores Supreme Court win (opens New York Post)

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    A Christian mailman who quit after he was punished for refusing to work Sundays had his lawsuit against the postal service reinstated by the US Supreme Court.

  18. amNewYork

    Supreme Court rules in favor of protecting workers who seek religious accommodations (opens amNewYork)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn't want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who

  19. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court sides with Christian ex-mailman who sought to avoid Sunday shifts (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Christian former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who sued after he was denied accommodations to avoid work on the Sabbath.

  20. Washington Times

    Worshippers applaud Supreme Court ruling on religious accommodation at work (opens Washington Times)

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    Thursday’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling telling employers they need to show a “substantial” cost to accommodate the needs of employees who require a specific day off for religious observance drew plaudits from a number of religious communities, while one group blasted the decision as advancing the…

  21. WOOD TV8

    Supreme Court revives Christian postal worker’s lawsuit seeking religious accommodation (opens WOOD TV8)

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    A Christian U.S. Postal Service worker who requested to not work on Sundays won a unanimous victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday in a decision that makes it easier for employees to seek re…

  22. NPR

    The Supreme Court rules against USPS in Sunday work case (opens NPR)

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    The court ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian Postal Service carrier who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons.

  23. New York Times

    Supreme Court Sides With Postal Carrier Who Refused to Work on Sabbath (opens New York Times)

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    The unanimous decision interpreted a federal civil rights law to require employers to make substantial efforts to accommodate their workers’ religious practices.

  24. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court tosses lower court ruling against Christian postal worker punished for not working Sundays (opens The Christian Post)

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    The United States Supreme Court has vacated an earlier lower court ruling against a Christian postal worker who had been forced to work Sundays, which went against his sincerely-held religious ...

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