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The Supreme Court’s Conversion on Religious Exemptions and the Future of Employment

Apr 5, 2021 Jenny Samuels

Employment relationships have long been a central battleground in conflicts over religious freedom. This should not come as a surprise: entering into an employment relationship necessarily entails both employers and employees ceding certain freedoms at the shop door. An employer must pay taxes, provide a wage and benefits, and abide by antidiscrimination law. An employee […]

July 9, 2020
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

Yesterday, the Supreme Court released two landmark decisions striking at the heart of federal employment law. In Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, No. 19–431, the Court ruled 7-2 to uphold two Trump administration rules expanding existing religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer contraception mandate. Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence […]

December 16, 2018
News & Commentary

Jenny Braun

Friday night, Grinnell College’s undergraduate union announced that it will withdraw its petition to the National Labor Relations Board in order to prevent a ruling from harming other student unions. The student union earlier voted to expand membership to cover all student workers, but the liberal arts college objected and appealed to the NLRB. The […]

Dressing as Yourself: RFRA Exemptions from Title VII’s Transgender Protections

Apr 10, 2017 Amanda Lee

In 2012, the EEOC ruled in Macy v. Holder that Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination included discrimination against transgender employees. The unanimous decision was the first time the EEOC held that transgender people are protected from discrimination by federal law. Its decision was binding on federal employers and made legal protection accessible to employees […]

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The Supreme Court’s Conversion on Religious Exemptions and the Future of Employment

July 9, 2020

December 16, 2018

Dressing as Yourself: RFRA Exemptions from Title VII’s Transgender Protections