Supreme Court may require employers to be more accommodating of religion
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to agree on the need to clarify a long-standing rule for when U.S. employers must accommodate the religious practices of employees. The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to agree on the need to clarify a long-standing rule for when U.S. employer s must accommodate the religious practices of employees but stopped short of suggesting a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier deserves his job back. The case, which could have an impact on workplaces across America, involves Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, who was disciplined by USPS for skipping Sunday shifts to observe the Sabbath rather than deliver packages for Amazon as assigned. He later resigned. "Employees should not be forced to choose between their faith and their job," Groff's attorney Aaron Streett told the justices. The Postal Service has said Groff's absences created a significant burden on his coworkers and Business operations -- especially during the peak ho...