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Supreme Court hears religious tolerance case of postal worker who didn't work Sundays

Supreme Court hears religious tolerance case of postal worker who didn't work Sundays
ACCOMMODATE WORKERS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S MEANT TO BE A DAY THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S HOLY AND DISTINCT AND UNIQUE. TO PUT THE LORD FIRST. FORMER POSTAL CARRIER GERALD GROTH EXPLAINS HIS CONVICTION IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF HIS ATTORNEYS. I JUST WANT TO HONOR GOD FIRST AND THE THINGS THAT I DO. GROSS BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH USPS IN 2012, WHEN THE CORRIVEAU POST OFFICE STARTED DELIVERING PACKAGES ON SUNDAYS FOR AMAZON IN 2016. GROTH ASKED TO BE REASSIGNED TO THE HOPE WOOD POST OFFICE, WHICH AT THE TIME DIDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T DELIVER ON SUNDAYS. HE GAVE UP HIS SENIORITY, STARTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TOTEM POLE AGAIN. THE HOMEWOOD POST OFFICE BEGAN DELIVERING ON SUNDAYS IN 2017 AND INITIALLY ACCOMMODATED GROTH BY ALLOWING HIM TO WORK AN EXTRA SHIFT DURING THE WEEK INSTEAD. BUT EVENTUALLY, GROFF WAS REQUIRED TO WORK ON SUNDAY, AND HE REFUSED. IT STARTED WITH A LETTER OF WARNING, THEN A SEVEN DAY SUSPENSION, A 14 DAY SUSPENSION, AND THE ONLY REMAINING STEP WAS FOR ME TO BE TERMINATED. HE SAYS WHEN HE KNEW HE WAS ABOUT TO BE FIRED IN 2019, HE RESIGNED. WHEN YOU FORCE SOMEBODY TO VIOLATE THEIR MOST DEEPLY HELD CONVICTIONS, WE ALL LOSE SOMETHING. GROFF SUED USPS. THE DISTRICT COURT SIDED WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE, SAYING ACCOMMODATING GROFF WOULD POSE HARDSHIP ON THE POSTAL SERVICE. THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT UPHELD THAT DECISION. NOW IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S OFF TO THE SUPREME COURT. I REALLY JUST HOPE THAT WE WIN AND THAT THE SUPREME COURT REINFORCE THE LAW IN THE SENSE THAT IT WOULD PROTECT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN MY POSITION OR SIMILAR POSITION
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Supreme Court hears religious tolerance case of postal worker who didn't work Sundays
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees.A case before the justices Tuesday involves a Christian mail carrier in rural Pennsylvania. He was told that as part of his job he'd need to start delivering Amazon packages on Sundays. He declined, saying his Sundays are for church and family. U.S. Postal Service officials initially tried to get substitutes for the man바카라 게임 웹사이트s shifts, but they couldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t always. When he didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t show, that meant more work for others. Ultimately, the man quit and sued for religious discrimination.The case is the latest religious confrontation the high court has been asked to referee. In recent years, the court's 6-3 conservative majority has been particularly sensitive to the concerns of religious plaintiffs. That includes a ruling last year in which the court said a public high school football coach should be allowed to pray on the field after games. Another case the court is weighing this term involves a Christian graphic artist who wants to create wedding websites, but doesn't want to serve gay couples.A federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires employers to accommodate employees' religious practices unless doing so would be an "undue hardship" for the business. But a Supreme Court case from 1977, Trans World Airlines v. Hardison, says employers can deny religious accommodations to employees when they impose "more than a de minimis cost" on the business.Three current justices 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch 바카라 게임 웹사이트 have said the court should reconsider the Hardison case.The case currently before the court involves Gerald Groff, a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Pennsylvania바카라 게임 웹사이트s Amish Country. For years, Groff was a fill-in mail carrier who worked on days when other mail carriers were off.But when an Amazon contract with the Postal Service required carriers to start delivering packages on Sundays, Groff balked. Initially, to avoid the shifts, Groff transferred to a more rural post office not yet doing Sunday deliveries, but eventually, that post office was required to do them, too.Whenever Groff was scheduled on a Sunday, another carrier had to work or his spot went unfilled. Officials said Groff's absences created a tense environment and contributed to morale problems. It also meant other carriers had to deliver more Sunday mail than they otherwise would.Groff resigned in 2019 rather than wait to be fired, he said, and then he filed a religious discrimination lawsuit. Groff wants the Supreme Court to overrule the Hardison case and to say that employers must show "significant difficulty or expense" if they want to reject a religious accommodation.Biden administration lawyers representing the Postal Service, however, say Hardison shouldn't be overruled but instead clarified to make clear it gives substantial protection for religious observance. The administration also says that 바카라 게임 웹사이트 as in Groff's case 바카라 게임 웹사이트 when an employee requests a religious accommodation that negatively impacts other workers, that can be an undue hardship on the business.The case is Groff v. DeJoy, 22-174.

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees.

A case before the justices Tuesday involves a Christian mail carrier in rural Pennsylvania. He was told that as part of his job he'd need to start delivering Amazon packages on Sundays. He declined, saying his Sundays are for church and family. U.S. Postal Service officials initially tried to get substitutes for the man바카라 게임 웹사이트s shifts, but they couldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t always. When he didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t show, that meant more work for others. Ultimately, the man quit and sued for religious discrimination.

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The case is the latest religious confrontation the high court has been asked to referee. In recent years, the court's 6-3 conservative majority has been particularly sensitive to the concerns of religious plaintiffs. That includes a ruling last year in which the court said a public high school football coach should be allowed to pray on the field after games. Another case the court is weighing this term involves a Christian graphic artist who wants to create wedding websites, but doesn't want to serve gay couples.

A federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires employers to accommodate employees' religious practices unless doing so would be an "undue hardship" for the business. But a Supreme Court case from 1977, Trans World Airlines v. Hardison, says employers can deny religious accommodations to employees when they impose "more than a de minimis cost" on the business.

Three current justices 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch 바카라 게임 웹사이트 have said the court should reconsider the Hardison case.

The case currently before the court involves Gerald Groff, a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Pennsylvania바카라 게임 웹사이트s Amish Country. For years, Groff was a fill-in mail carrier who worked on days when other mail carriers were off.

But when an Amazon contract with the Postal Service required carriers to start delivering packages on Sundays, Groff balked. Initially, to avoid the shifts, Groff transferred to a more rural post office not yet doing Sunday deliveries, but eventually, that post office was required to do them, too.

Whenever Groff was scheduled on a Sunday, another carrier had to work or his spot went unfilled. Officials said Groff's absences created a tense environment and contributed to morale problems. It also meant other carriers had to deliver more Sunday mail than they otherwise would.

Groff resigned in 2019 rather than wait to be fired, he said, and then he filed a religious discrimination lawsuit. Groff wants the Supreme Court to overrule the Hardison case and to say that employers must show "significant difficulty or expense" if they want to reject a religious accommodation.

Biden administration lawyers representing the Postal Service, however, say Hardison shouldn't be overruled but instead clarified to make clear it gives substantial protection for religious observance. The administration also says that 바카라 게임 웹사이트 as in Groff's case 바카라 게임 웹사이트 when an employee requests a religious accommodation that negatively impacts other workers, that can be an undue hardship on the business.

The case is Groff v. DeJoy, 22-174.