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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

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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