Olde Hornet
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This is going to be fun, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Jews will need a lot more accommodations than Christians. 
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WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with an evangelical Christian worker who was denied requests to take Sundays off from his post office job to observe his Sabbath, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for the American workplace.
While the court did not overrule a precedent that set when employers must make accommodations for religious employees, it did "explain the contours" of that decision in way that may be more beneficial to employees.
The ruling is one of the most closely watched religious cases this term and was one of two major decisions − the court struck down affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina − announced by the Supreme Court on Thursday as a historic term moves to its end.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion for a unanimous court. The decision sends the case back to lower courts.
At the center of the case is Gerald Groff, a former U.S. Postal Service employee who wanted to take Sundays off for church and rest. That presented a scheduling conflict – and a burden on his colleagues, the government argued – after the Postal Service started delivering Amazon packages on Sundays.
Supreme Court backs Christian worker who wanted Sundays off in case that may have wide impact
The case, involving a Christian postal worker, has been called one of the most wide-reaching religious liberty cases in a roughly half a century.
WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with an evangelical Christian worker who was denied requests to take Sundays off from his post office job to observe his Sabbath, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for the American workplace.
While the court did not overrule a precedent that set when employers must make accommodations for religious employees, it did "explain the contours" of that decision in way that may be more beneficial to employees.
The ruling is one of the most closely watched religious cases this term and was one of two major decisions − the court struck down affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina − announced by the Supreme Court on Thursday as a historic term moves to its end.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion for a unanimous court. The decision sends the case back to lower courts.
At the center of the case is Gerald Groff, a former U.S. Postal Service employee who wanted to take Sundays off for church and rest. That presented a scheduling conflict – and a burden on his colleagues, the government argued – after the Postal Service started delivering Amazon packages on Sundays.