‘No American should be forced to choose between their religion and their job’
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By Katelynn Richardson
Daily Caller News Foundation
The Supreme Court will hear the case of a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker on Tuesday that could restore strong workplace religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Gerald Groff, who started working for the USPS in 2012, was initially allowed to take Sundays off in accordance with his belief that he must honor the Lord’s Day, but things changed when USPS signed a 7-days-a-week delivery contract with Amazon. Groff transferred to another office, picked up shifts on Saturdays and holidays, and attempted to work it out—but his need for an accommodation eventually caused friction.
The USPS forced Groff to endure eight pre-disciplinary reviews, a letter of warning and two suspensions for failing to show up to work on multiple Sundays. Groff quit and sued his former employer in 2019.
“No American should be forced to choose between their religion and their job,” said Senior Counsel at First Liberty Stephanie Taub in a statement. “We are asking the Court to overturn a poorly reasoned case from the 1970s that tips the balance in favor of corporations and the government over the religious rights of employees.”