Religious Discrimination
Understanding the Signs of Religious Discrimination in the Workplace
Religious discrimination in the workplace is a serious issue that can have a negative impact on employees’ mental health, job satisfaction, and career growth. As an employer, it is essential to understand the signs of religious discrimination to create a safe and inclusive work environment for all employees. In this blog post, we will discuss…
Read MoreIs It Really Legal for Employers to Require Employees Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Is it really legal for employers to require their employees get the Covid-19 vaccine? This is a question I am getting asked a lot. In fact I recently was interviewed by WABE‘s Rose Scott on her local NPR radio show “Closer Look,” and discussed this and other employment issues people are facing during the pandemic.…
Read MoreEmployers Can Ask Your Vaccine Status
Your vaccine status is your bosses’ business, says Ed Buckley, Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP’s managing partner. It’s a question many people have about the Covid-19 vaccine and where their rights end and their employers’ rights begin. But the situation is clear to Buckley, who says that employers can require employees to be vaccinated and,…
Read MoreCan Employers Mandate Measles Vaccinations?
The recent measles outbreak has many workers concerned – both whether they are at risk for contracting the disease and alternatively, whether they may be forced by their employer to get a vaccine. The issue has sparked a debate among many workers – those concerned about the dangers of diseases, and those who believe that…
Read MoreWas Cobb County Schools Assistant Principle Job Transfer Religiously Motivated?
Controversy began over implementing Yoga to promote calm among students A currently pending case has raised the question whether a school teacher’s transfer was motivated by the Cobb County school district’s desire to promote Christianity. The controversy began over the desire to promote calm among students at Bullard Elementary School through the practice of Yoga.…
Read MoreCan businesses discriminate citing “religious freedom”?
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard argument concerning whether a business had a constitutional right to discriminate against a gay couple by asserting it violated their “religious freedom.” In that matter,Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a gay couple sought to purchase a wedding cake from a Colorado baker. However, the…
Read MoreIs your employer required to accommodate your prayer schedule?
Georgia news reports that an Atlanta-area school fired a Muslim employee for requesting time to pray. According to reports, the school district stated that she falsified her job application, then was terminated when she requested that the school accommodate her prayer schedule. The complaint remains under investigation. This lawsuit raises the issue of what is…
Read MoreConcerns Raised that Calls For “Religious Freedom” Will Increase Discrimination
The federal government has just issued a wide sweeping memo promoting “religious freedom” that many fear will increase discrimination. The memo written by Attorney General Jeff Sessions provides, “[T]o the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law, religious observance should be reasonably accommodated in all government activity, including employment, contracting and programming.” Observers believe that…
Read MoreWill Religious Freedom Order Allow Businesses to Discriminate?
President Trump has just signed an executive order that may allow businesses to discriminate. Called the “Religious Freedom” order, the order makes it okay for business owners to refuse to sell goods and services to people based on their “religious faith.” This controversial measure would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ+ groups, who in the past…
Read MoreFormer CNN Producer Files Discrimination Lawsuit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently featured Omar Butcher, our client, in a story that talked about his time at CNN and his struggle to receive the same opportunities as his colleagues. As a young man, Omar dreamed of becoming a journalist. After growing up in Germany and Italy—his father was in the Army—he attended Florida State…
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