Religious Discrimination? Boss Won’t Give Me Time Off
I have been employed at my current job for 3 years now. But I just started going to my congregation a couple months ago. Well, we have meetings that we need to go to on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. But my boss says that I have to work those evenings. I am able to work Monday and Wednesday evenings.
But I really need to have the Tuesday and Thursday evenings off so I can go to my meetings for my religion. Is my boss not letting me do that illegal? What are the laws for this in Ohio?
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Here’s what the EEOC says about it.
Religious Discrimination & Reasonable Accommodation
The law requires an employer or other covered entity to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs or practices, unless doing so would cause more than a minimal burden on the operations of the employer’s business. This means an employer may be required to make reasonable adjustments to the work environment that will allow an employee to practice his or her religion.
Examples of some common religious accommodations include flexible scheduling, voluntary shift substitutions or swaps, job reassignments, and modifications to workplace policies or practices.
You can read more here: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/religion.cfm
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