New York City employers will now have to make an even greater effort to grant an employee’s request for religious accommodation. The Workplace Religious Freedom Act which was signed into law on August 30, 2011, is effective immediately. This new law increases the burden employers face when defending their denial of a religious accommodation. Previously, [...]
So far, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not include “tattooed” as a protected classification. Moreover, there is no such thing as an “Americans with Tattoos Act.” But does this mean employers can never face liability for firing a tattooed employee? Not really. Discriminatory Enforcement While there is no special protection for tattooed [...]
New York Governor George E. Pataki recently signed a bill (A. 7340) that expands existing protections for employees by making it an unlawful discriminatory practice to impose circumstances where an employee would have to forgo religious observances as a condition of employment or promotion. The law prohibits employers from refusing to allow an employee [...]