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Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
U.S. Supreme CourtJune 1, 2015No. 14–86.Cited 282 times
Plaintiff WinAbercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Scaliadelivered, Thomas
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Supreme Court affirmed decision requiring religious accommodation; matter remanded for determination of undue hardship
- Circuit
- Federal Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The Supreme Court held that Title VII requires employers to provide reasonable religious accommodations to employees unless doing so causes undue hardship, even if accommodation imposes some increased costs on the employer.
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