Posted on Apr 5, 2021
Gorsuch, Alito balk as Supreme Court declines to hear case about workplace religious...
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The Supreme Court declined Mondayto hear an appeal that could have set a new standard for how far employers must go to accommodate the religious beliefs of their workers, but two of the court's conservative justices questioned the decision.
Jason Small was an electrician for Memphis Light, Gas and Water for more than a decade. His troubles began after an injury in 2013 required him to transfer jobs. Memphis Light offered him a position as a service dispatcher, but Small, a Jehovah’s Witness, worried the job would conflict with his desire to attend services on Wednesday evenings and Sundays and take part in community work on Saturdays.
Small sued in 2017, alleging religious discrimination. Both a federal district court and the Ohio-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit found that he lacked enough evidence for most of his claims. But the court acknowledged the suit raised a fundamental question that has played into similar lawsuits since the late 1970s: When companies must make religious accommodations and when they may decline to do so.
The Supreme Court declined Mondayto hear an appeal that could have set a new standard for how far employers must go to accommodate the religious beliefs of their workers, but two of the court's conservative justices questioned the decision.
Jason Small was an electrician for Memphis Light, Gas and Water for more than a decade. His troubles began after an injury in 2013 required him to transfer jobs. Memphis Light offered him a position as a service dispatcher, but Small, a Jehovah’s Witness, worried the job would conflict with his desire to attend services on Wednesday evenings and Sundays and take part in community work on Saturdays.
Small sued in 2017, alleging religious discrimination. Both a federal district court and the Ohio-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit found that he lacked enough evidence for most of his claims. But the court acknowledged the suit raised a fundamental question that has played into similar lawsuits since the late 1970s: When companies must make religious accommodations and when they may decline to do so.
Gorsuch, Alito balk as Supreme Court declines to hear case about workplace religious...
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Must be a slow news day for USAtoday. The Supreme Court gets thousands of requests to hear cases every year. And deliberate less than 100. In order to be heard, at least 4 justices have to agree to the case. Focusing on religious freedoms from employers seems like low hanging fruit for SCOTUS with so many other issues that can be addressed.
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