Know how to strengthen processes for religious accommodations requests

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A little more than a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the most impactful ruling on religious accommodations in decades. Let's start with a little background for the case, which has implications for colleges and universities and other employers. Gerald Groff, a professed Christian and employee of the U.S. Postal Service declined to work on Sundays, citing his religious beliefs. USPS attempted to accommodate him by arranging for co‐workers to exchange shifts, but there were multiple instances where employees weren’t available to trade. Groff didn’t report to work on those days, and USPS terminated his employment as a result.