Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Detroit
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1990No. Nos. 89-1084, 89-1226PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Under section 701® of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e®, an employer must reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious needs unless the employer demonstrates that such an accommodation would result in undue hardship. The issue in this appeal is whether an employer satisfies this statutory duty by offering an accommodation which addresses but one part of the conflict between the employee’s employment obligations and sincere religious belief. The district court concluded that an employer could satisfy this obligation by proposing an accommodation which…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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