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Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Religious Accommodation and Disparate-Treatment Claims
2015-06-04 10:21:04| Apparel - Topix.net
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the EEOC today and clarified the standard for religious accommodation and disparate-treatment claims under Title VII. The Court ruled that an applicant can advance a disparate-treatment claim by showing that an employer's belief that she needed a religious accommodation was a motivating factor in the employer's decision against hiring her.
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