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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jessica Gresko

Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn't want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations.

In a unanimous decision the justices made clear that workers who ask for accommodations, such as taking the Sabbath off, should get them unless their employers show doing so would result in “substantial increased costs” to the business.

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