What employers should know about court ruling on religious accommodation requests

By Greg Grisham, Guest Columnist Updated: January 09, 2019 4:00 AM CT | Published: January 08, 2019 11:45 PM CT

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Greg Grisham is of counsel in the Memphis office of Fisher Phillips, a labor and employment law firm.

In a case of first impression, a federal appeals court found that an applicant’s request for a religious accommodation did not constitute protected activity under Title VII for the purpose of establishing a retaliation claim.

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