Religious Employment Discrimination Could Overturn Bad Precedent, The High Court should overrule the wrongly decided 1977 case with its anti-religious twist of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and interpret the law according to its actual words, No one should have to choose between their faith and their job,
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The case before the court involves a mail carrier in rural Pennsylvania. The man was told that as part of his job he d need to start delivering Amazon packages on Sundays. He declined, saying his Sundays are for church and family.
The Supreme Court seemed less divided by ideological lines during the Groff v. DeJoy oral arguments, as justices searched for common ground to clarify a standard from a 1977 decision that no advocate seems to be fully supporting. Amanda and Holly share their thoughts from the day, playing key moments from the courtroom in their breakdown of the legal issues and sticking points in the case. What, exactly, constitutes “undue hardship” when looking at the practical realities of the modern workplace and the strain that one worker’s need – religious or not – can cause on others?