HAS YOUR SILICON VALLEY BOSS REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST TO REFRAIN FROM WORK ON YOUR SABBATH? IF SO, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION. TALK TO DISCRIMINATION LAWYERS TO FIND OUT MORE.
Just this past week the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against an East Coast company for religious discrimination. The lawsuit alleges that the company refused to allow an employee to take time off on to observe her Sabbath. The employee was a member of Israel of God, and her religion prohibited her from working Friday sundown to Saturday evening. After her employer refused to accommodate her request, the employee was fired.
Both California and federal law prohibit employers from this type of behavior. Under the law, bosses may not discriminate against a worker on the basis of their religion in relation to any of the terms and conditions of employment. “Terms and conditions” of employment include salary, work schedules, position, title, hours worked, etc. However, an employer does not have to accommodate a worker’s religious beliefs if that accommodation would pose an undue hardship on the employer. An “undue hardship” may be found if the accommodation would cause substantial economic hardship on the employer. Most of the times, a religious accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship.
Religious discrimination is not a small issue. In 2008 alone, the EEOC received over 3,200 allegations of religious discrimination. If think that you may be a victim of religious discrimination, or if you want to find out more, contact the skilled attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. You can reach us at 1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9776 for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.
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