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SCOTUS Adopts New Standard for Religious Accommodations Cases

In Groff v. DeJoy, 600 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court modified the religious accommodation standard under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which requires employers to accommodate the religious practice of their employees unless doing so would impose an “undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.” Under the Court’s new test, “undue hardship” is shown when a burden is substantial in the overall context of an employer’s business.