The memo cites Executive Law § 296 (10)(a), which mandates that employees religious observances or practices be accomnodated «unless, after engaging in a bona fide effort, the employer demonstrates that it is unable to
reasonably accommodate the employee's or prospective employee's sincerely held religious observance or practice... without undue hardship.»
The law requires an employer to
reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and practices unless doing so would cause an undue hardship on the employer's business.
inform their employees of all policies used to
reasonably accommodate employees disabled by barriers.
The law requires an employer or other covered entity to
reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs or practices, unless doing so would cause more than a minimal burden on the operations of the employer's business.
Can the employer
reasonably accommodate the employee in some position (existing or created) without undue delay?
In Carter v. Bennett, the D.C. Circuit court held that the employer, a division of the federal government, did not assign a blind employee to a position in which reasonable accommodation was impossible, and that the employer
reasonably accommodated the employee.
Not exact matches
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reasonably accommodate disabled
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and require private employers to
reasonably accommodate the religious practices of
employees unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the employer's business.
Community college district failed to
reasonably accommodate probationary
employee's temporary total disability
Essentially, the new law would require businesses with more than five
employees to
reasonably accommodate caregivers that need time away from work to «care for or support» a «family member» (defined to include a child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, parent - in - law, sibling, grandparent or grandchild).
includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to
reasonably accommodate to an
employee's or prospective
employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business
In Nelson v. Ryan, the district court held that the defendant
reasonably accommodated the plaintiff, a blind
employee, by crediting him with sick and personal leave, in advance, in order to attend extended guide dog training sessions.