UPS has agreed to payments and new training procedures to settle claims brought by the EEOC that the company discriminated against employees by failing to accommodate hair length required by their religious beliefs.
As litigants increasingly claim that their beliefs are being threatened, the question of whether those beliefs constitute a religion under the law is not an uncommon issue.
A large jury verdict in New York sends a strong message: employees should not be required to choose between having a job and engaging in religious practices that align with their conscience.
Today’s settlement closes a particularly ugly chapter of post-9/11 religious scapegoating. No person in America should be presumed more likely a criminal because of their faith.
Written by Don Byrd
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.