Religious discrimination may occur when a physician assistant (PA) program is faced with a request for accommodation based on the religious beliefs held by a student or applicant. Appropriate responses to requests for religious accommodation require that PA faculty be familiar with the principles of ...
InPart Oneof this two-part bulletin, we explored the expansive meaning of religious beliefs entitled to an accommodation under Title VII and the reluctance of courts to second guess whether a belief is “religious” in nature. Even though the religious nature of a belief may not be an appropr...
Supreme Court tweak the standard for religious accommodation requests? Possibly, as the justices recently granted certiorari in a case that involves an employee who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons. A Sunday Sabbath observer, Gerald Groff’s religious beliefs dictate that Sunday ...
These rules finalize expanded exemptions to protect moral beliefs for certain entities and individuals whose health plans are subject to a mandate of contraceptive coverage through guidance issued pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. These rules do not alter the discretion of the...
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and religious beliefs. Each of these has its own set of requirements, including the documentation required to request an accommodation and the types of accommodations that are permitted. Requests for accommodations must be made in writing to the CCE, along with the registration materials and the ne...
Can the employer ask for more information about the employee's beliefs before deciding whether to make a religious accommodation? Yes. The employee should be given the benefit of the doubt, but it is fine for the employer to make a limited request for more information if it has reason to ...
s sincerely held religious beliefs. Proceeding on that basis, employers are free to make a “limited factual inquiry” and to “seek[] additional supporting information” about requests where there is an objective basis for questioning either the religious nature or the sincerity of the employ...
Religious beliefs were placing too great a burden on the imperial court. For more than a thousand years, Kyoto embodied the heart of the country. This lasted until 1868, the date whenTokyo, formerly called Edo, replaced Kyoto as the capital, although Kyoto remained Japan's principal spiritual...
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