Navigating Religious Accommodations & Vaccines to Reduce Risk of Litigation

Prior to the recent pandemic, very few employers dealt with requests for religious accommodations. Most employers don’t understand the religious accommodation requirement and are nervous to address religion in the workplace. The number of religious accommodation requests grew exponentially in the last year, and there has been a spike in lawsuits and agency charges over this issue. Jesse Grasty, Partner at Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C., will guide participants through the complex issues and best practices to handle an employee’s religious accommodation request to reduce or avoid the risk of litigation, more specifically covering:



Recent trends in litigation
Overview of Religious Accommodation
Difference between Religious Accommodation and Disability Accommodation
Recent case law
Steps to Avoid Litigation and Set up the Best Defense

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