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Defining Religious Discrimination In Employment: Has Reasonable Accommodation Survived Hardison?, Randall J. Borkowski
Defining Religious Discrimination In Employment: Has Reasonable Accommodation Survived Hardison?, Randall J. Borkowski
Seattle University Law Review
Because the primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the elimination of racial discrimination, not surprisingly the Act's legislative history left unclear the congressional intent of also including religion as an illegal ground for employment discrimination under Title VII. After 1964, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)' and the courts struggled to interpret Title VII's prohibition of religious discrimination. In 1972, Congress amended Title VII to explicitly protect religious conduct, as well as beliefs, provided the employer might "reasonably accommodate" the conduct without "undue hardship" to his business.' In Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison, however, …
Holland V. Boeing Co.--Extending Protection Against Employment Discrimination To Transfers Of Handicapped Employees, Joanne Whitehead
Holland V. Boeing Co.--Extending Protection Against Employment Discrimination To Transfers Of Handicapped Employees, Joanne Whitehead
Seattle University Law Review
In Holland v. Boeing Co., the Washington Supreme Court considered for the first time a handicap discrimination case under the unfair employment practices section of the Washington Law Against Discrimination. In construing the statute, the Holland court emphasized that the handicapped are inherently different from other classes antidiscrimination legislation traditionally protects. The court then imposed upon the defendant-employer a high duty of accommodating the disabilities of handicapped employees. Thus, the decision provides important recognition of disabled workers' civil rights.