JD Supra

Religious Accommodation Undue Hardship Becomes More Difficult to Meet Under Federal Law

Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) requires employers to accommodate any employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs unless accommodation would result in an undue hardship ...
JD Supra

As New Religious Accommodation Test Hits the Courts, Employers Face Higher Bar to Prove Undue Hardship

The Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy transformed how courts and regulators look at religious accommodation requests. The ruling replaced the 50-year standard with a new requirement: ...
ADDitude

ACT Test to Allow Automatic Accommodations for IEP, 504 Students

Students with IEPs and 504 Plans will be automatically eligible to receive allowable accommodations when taking the ACT test, in a move meant to increase accessibility for students with disabilities ...
WJHL-TV

Single ACT accommodations test date criticized by parents, school districts and state

JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – The ACT is one of the top college readiness tests in the country, but parents, school systems and the Tennessee Department of Education believe students with special needs ...
The Jewish Exponent

The Religious Accommodation Test

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on religion and other protected categories. That law also requires employers to make reasonable ...