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HR Is Not a Theology Department. Here’s How to Review Religious Accommodation Requests.

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R can ask an employee to explain a religious conflict. The trouble begins when the review turns into a theological examination.

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DR: A federal appeals court revived an employee’s religious-accommodation claim after her employer treated her vaccine objections as secular. Personal, medical, and ethical concerns did not erase the religious component of her request. The lower-risk approach ordinarily assumes sincerity absent an objective reason for doubt and focuses on possible

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