Workplace Religious Accommodation in the Post-Groff Landscape

About the Program

The Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Groff v. DeJoy in June 2023, changing the test for determining when a religious accommodation constitutes an “undue hardship” for an employer. The decision has inspired a number of suits from employees testing what this new rule means. At the same time, many employers are seeing new trends in religious accommodation requests.

Seyfarth attorneys Dawn Solowey, Andrew Quesnelle, and Rachel See were joined by EEOC Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels as they explored the evolving concept of reasonable accommodation post-Groff. The panel discussed the following topics:

• What constitutes a sincere religious conflict with a workplace policy;
• What undue hardship looks like in practical terms post-Groff;
• How significant the Groff decision is and what it means for employers;
• Examples and trends in religious accommodation requests and litigation; and
• Considerations and best practices for handling religious accommodation requests.

Speakers

Dawn Reddy Solowey, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Andrew T. Quesnelle, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Rachel V. See, Senior Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jocelyn Samuels, Vice Chair, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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If you have any questions, please contact Donna Miskiewicz at dmiskiewicz@seyfarth.com and reference this event.

This live program is approved for CLE in CA, IL, and NY. The following jurisdictions may accept reciprocal credit with our accredited states, and individuals can use the certificate they receive to gain CLE credit therein: AZ, AR, CT, HI and ME. The following jurisdictions do not require CLE, but attendees will receive general certificates of attendance: DC, MA, MD, MI, SD. For all other jurisdictions, a general certificate of attendance and the necessary materials will be issued that can be used for self-application. Please note that attendance must be submitted within 10 business days of taking the program. If you have questions about jurisdictions, please email CLE@seyfarth.com.

Please note that programming under 50 minutes of CLE content is not eligible for credit in NJ, and programming under 60 minutes of CLE content is not eligible for credit in GA. Programs that are not open to the public are not eligible for credit in NC.