The Supreme Court has ruled that an employer must show that an employee’s requested religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) will result in substantial cost to its business before the employer can deny the accommodation. The ruling in Groff v. DeJoy upends years of lower court case law holding that an employer need show only that a religious accommodation would create more than a minimal burden to establish undue hardship. This decision likely will make it more difficult for an employer—especially a large employer—to deny a religious accommodation.
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