Successful professionals promote values of cultural diversity, inclusion, and teamwork. However, occasionally a company policy of general application may have the unintended consequence of infringing on the religious practices of individual employees. Professional employers must tread cautiously when such a situation arises. Unintended discrimination may nevertheless violate civil rights laws protecting religious liberty.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear such a case involving a national clothing retailer and a Muslim employee who was terminated for wearing a religious headscarf known as a …
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