September 11, 2007 |
Religious Holidays Tomorrow
(Wednesday) is the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the high holy days
for Jewish individuals. It is also the first day of Ramadan, the holy
month for Muslims. Employees may be seeking time off or other accommodations
for observing these important religious holidays.
What is required? Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion. These laws are applied much like the ADA or disability discrimination laws. More than just the admonition not to discriminate, that means that employers must reasonably accommodate religious-based requests, unless it can be shown that meeting the request would pose an “undue hardship.” This rule applies in the context of requests for time off or scheduled changes to observe the holidays. CreditsKegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter's E-mployment Alert is prepared by the Labor & Employee Relations practice group. To subscribe to any Kegler Brown publication, please use our Subscribe Form. To unsubscribe from any Kegler Brown publication, please use our Opt-Out Form. This publication, as well as an archive of previous publications, is also available from our Publications Archive. The E-mployment Alert is designed to provide general information about the subjects discussed. It is not meant to be all-inclusive or comprehensive. Kegler Brown is not rendering any legal or professional advice by way of this publication. © 2000-2008, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Co., L.P.A. |
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