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Court: Grooming policy was biased


December 11, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Many companies create employee appearance policies to improve customer relations. What happens when a worker says his religion won’t let him follow the new rules?

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Catholic worker says religion got him fired, sues for $1M


November 19, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Terminations

It’s a question a lot of folks in HR deal with: When an employee wants time off for a religious reason, can a manager ever say no?

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Who won this case: How much accommodation did he need?


July 9, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Recent Decisions

An employee can’t work a particular day because of his religion. You ask him to find a replacement — but he says he can’t do that either. What more do you have to do?

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Who won this case? Supervisor refuses to sign company policy


May 30, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: EEOC, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Recent Decisions

A supervisor says he won’t sign the company diversity policy. Why? It’s against his religion.

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