Balancing Religious Accommodation Challenges and Patient Safety Concerns: Part 2

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires employers in the healthcare industry to provide reasonable accommodations for employees’ sincerely held religious beliefs and practices. But what about requests that may cause undue hardships or other challenges to your organization? Part two in this series will address these and other issues related to responding to employee requests for religious accommodation.

Topics

• Requests for accommodation from multiple employees
• Accommodations that may be inconvenient, but are not undue hardships
• Detailed guidance on engaging in the interactive process
• Collective bargaining agreement considerations
• Requests to allow group prayers