Ogletree Deakins·EMPLOYMENT / LABOR

2nd Circ clarifies no religious animus needed for failure-to-accommodate claims

The Second Circuit amended its Bergin decision, clarifying employees need not prove religious animus to sustain Title VII failure-to-accommodate claims but must show denial was motivated by desire to avoid the accommodation.

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