Civil Rights

Religious accommodation in the workplace has long been a complex issue, balancing employees’ rights with business operations. However, the Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy has significantly reshaped how employers must approach religious accommodation requests. This ruling raises the bar for what constitutes an “undue hardship,” making it more challenging for employers to deny…

Recent court cases have been forced to contend with the scope of Title VII’s protections. However, to understand how Title VII operates and how it may be interpreted in the future, it is important to understand how Title VII was formed and why it was passed in the first place.  To begin with, it is…

In the United States, certain rights are considered so fundamental and integral to our society that they are lauded as part of the foundation of our democratic society. Perhaps no right is praised as highly in this respect than our right to free speech under the First Amendment. However, despite this vaunted status, this right…