In the wake of a Supreme Court decision making it easier for employees to obtain religious accommodation in the workplace, employers should consider updating training to include the new standard, according to a legal expert.
The June 29 ruling clarified a 50-year-old decision about what constitutes an “undue hardship” for an employer to grant religious accommodation. The previous standard of “de minimis cost” (minimal or lacking significance or importance) was an easier one for an employer to meet.
