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What "sincerely held religious belief" actually means to a federal court
A federal appeals court held that a religious belief doesn't have to be logical, consistent, or shared by your church to be protected. What that means for you.
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Your exemption request mentioned more than religion. The Seventh Circuit says that's fine.
Employers denied exemption requests that mentioned both faith and safety. The Seventh Circuit held a request based partly on religion is enough.
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Three of four claims revived. Why the fourth one matters.
The Eighth Circuit revived three claims and affirmed dismissal of a fourth. Understanding why the fourth failed is as useful as the three that survived.
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How long do I have to file a religious discrimination claim in Minnesota?
Title VII and Minnesota Human Rights Act claims have short filing deadlines. Here is how the timing generally works and why it decides most cases.
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Why religious accommodation cases die at the motion to dismiss
Nearly all mandate accommodation cases ended at the pleading stage. Three circuit decisions in two years changed what that stage requires.
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A hearing can't give anyone their job back
Washington spent July arguing about the pandemic. None of it returns a paycheck. Here is what a court can actually do for someone who lost a job.
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Your employer's flu shot policy is a religious accommodation question
The COVID mandates are mostly gone. The legal obligation they tested applies to flu shots, scheduling, dress codes, and much else.
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What happens when you call us
No sales pitch. Here is exactly what happens on a first call, what to have in front of you, and what we will tell you if you have no case.
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Evergreen answers to the questions that come up first, written for people deciding what to do next.
What a reversal on the pleadings actually means
An appellate reversal at the pleading stage returns the case to the district court. What that ruling decides, what it does not, and why it still matters.
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Sincere, not orthodox: how courts read religious accommodation requests
Federal appellate decisions hold that a religious accommodation request does not have to be orthodox, consistent, or purely religious to state a claim. What the pleading standard actually asks.
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The clock is the case: deadlines in employment accommodation matters
General deadline information for religious accommodation employment claims: EEOC charge windows, state limitations periods, and appeal windows, and why the date of the adverse action is the first fact to write down.
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How strategic group litigation works
One legal strategy behind many voices: how coalitions, organizations, and individuals coordinate litigation, how the structure gets chosen, and what to bring to a first conversation.
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