Tag: religion
Religious Beliefs and Job Requirements Must Conflict for Religious Discrimination Claims
Not only does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protect employees from discrimination based upon their religious beliefs, but it also obligates employers to…
District Court Enjoins SB 399 Enforcement Limiting Employer Speech
On September 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of SB 399, which prohibited employers from taking — or threatening to take — adverse…
Employer Didn’t Violate Title VII When It Denied Vaccine Accommodation
Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling for Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR), finding it didn’t violate Title VII…
Ministerial Exception Applied to Religious Employer’s Customer Services Representatives
Recently, the Ninth Circuit took a broad view of the First Amendment’s protection of religious organizations, concluding that a religious employer’s customer service representatives (CSR)…
Ninth Circuit Expands Ministerial Exception in Religious Workplaces
Rooted in the First Amendment’s religious freedom clause, the ministerial exception generally prohibits enforcing any employment laws between a religious organization and its ministers. Which…
CalChamber Challenges Recent Law Chilling Employer Speech in Federal Court
The California Chamber of Commerce and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) are urging a federal court to stop the implementation of a new California law…
California to Limit Certain Employer Communications Starting January 1
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Senior Employment Law Counsel Erika Barbara and Employment Law Subject Matter Expert…
Prevent Halloween Horrors This Year
This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday, and with a record number of people planning to participate in related festivities (73 percent, according to the…
Religious Beliefs, Gender Identity and Harassment Prevention Training
We have a new hire who says the harassment prevention training section on gender identity is against her religious beliefs and asks to skip this…
Key Employment-Related Bills To Be Heard This Week as Legislators Reconvene From Summer Recess
With the summer recess over, California legislators returned to the Capitol today with a month to act on more than 900 bills. Senate and Assembly…
