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Majority-Group Plaintiffs Held to Same Standard in Title VII Cases
A heterosexual woman was hired as an executive secretary by Ohio Department of Youth Services in 2004, later promoted to program administrator. In 2019, she applied for a management role, was interviewed, but ultimately a lesbian woman was chosen. Days after her interview, she was demoted to secretary, and the agency hired a gay man for the vacant program administrator role. She sued under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, claiming discrimination based on her sexua

Paul Peter Nicolai
Jan 62 min read


Supreme Court Adopts Heightened Undue Hardship Standard in Title VII Religious Accommodation
Employers must modify their practices when evaluating requests for religious accommodations under Title VII. Undue hardship is no longer...

Paul Peter Nicolai
Aug 1, 20234 min read
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