Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I Religious Discrimination in the Workplace 7
1 Is There a Place for Religion in the Workplace? 9
2 What Is Religion as Defined by Law? 15
3 Religious Discrimination and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 27
4 Religious Discrimination at Various Stages of the Employment Relationship 42
5 Religious Discrimination Claims Arising Out of the Termination of Employment 59
6 Employee Proselytization 70
7 Employer Proselytization 81
8 Employer Liability for Employee Acts of Religious Harassment 91
9 Workplace Discrimination and Certain Religious Groups 99
Part II Religion and the Public-Sector Workplace 115
10 Religion in the Public-Sector Workplace 117
11 Proselytizing in the Public-Sector Workplace 130
Part III Exemptions to Discrimination Laws 139
12 Exemptions from the Discrimination Laws Granted to Religious Organizations 141
13 The Ministerial Exception 159
14 Questionable Applications of the Ministerial Exception 170
Part IV Accommodating Worker Religious Practices 181
15 General Principles of Accommodation 183
16 Accommodation in Practice 195
17 Accommodation in Out-of-the-Ordinary Circumstances 205
Part V Retaliation and Other Issues 213
18 Religious Discrimination and Retaliation 215
19 Some Additional Issues 230
20 Religion and the Law in the Workplace of the Future 241
Notes 247
List of Cases Discussed in the Book 255
Index 261