Religious Discrimination Issues and Update
Why Attend?
If an employer provides space for Toastmasters, self-defense, and Yoga classes, must it provide space if an employee wants to hold a meeting for adherents and potential adherents of a particular religious belief?
Must an employer provide a place where employees may pray during the workday and must it afford employees time to do so?
Can an employer prevent an employee from placing a religious "tag line" on business emails?
Can an employer prevent an employee from saying "have a blessed day" to customers?
Must an employer permit employees to have materials about their religious sect on their desk or to send emails to co-workers regarding meetings to learn more about the employees’ sect?
May an employer compel retail sales employees to wear a badge stating "Merry Christmas" during the holiday season?
Practical tips to assess what is a reasonable accommodation v. an undue hardship.
What You Will Learn
This timely seminar considers religious discrimination and accommodation issues in the workplace and discusses current concerns and case law. Those attending benefit from the expertise of EEOC and Department of Justice officials and the moderators, who offer insight, practice tips, and substantive materials.
The series Planning Chairs/Moderators provide a summary of recent employment law developments in the final 30 minutes, including any regulatory developments and groundbreaking opinions. As an interactive seminar, the program affords the opportunity to submit questions for faculty discussion.
Planning Chairs
Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Robert B. Fitzpatrick, PLLC, Washington, D.C.
Frank C. Morris, Jr., Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, D.C.
Faculty
Dianna B. Johnston, Assistant Legal Counsel Title VII/EPA/ADEA, EEOC, Washington, D.C.
Eric W. Treene, Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Program Schedule
12:00 noon Religious Discrimination and Accommodation Issues and Update – Panel discussion
1:30 p.m. Recent Developments in Employment Law; Questions and Answers – Robert B. Fitzpatrick and Frank C. Morris, Jr.
2:00 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 2
Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in legal practice in subject matter.
Educational Objective: Provision of information on recent legal developments; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
