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• Lex Mentis - What's God Got to do With It? ( May 2006 )
  James J. McDonald of Fisher & Phillips LLP

  Most of us think of religion in terms of a deity, a set of defined values and traditions, and a moral code emphasizing virtuous behavior. But not the EEOC and most courts. In an absurd, politically correct effort to avoid passing value judgments at all costs, they will accept just about any bizarre beliefs as a religion just because a plaintiff claims to believe in it.

• The War Between Diversity And Religion And The No-Man's Land Employers Must Walk Through ( July 2004 )
  David T. Barton of Quarles & Brady LLP

  Employers pushing toward diversity in the workplace are now encountering push-back from employees on the religious right. These employees contend that diversity policies requiring them to "value" concepts with which they fundamentally disagree for religious reasons impinge upon their Title VII religious rights. Two recent cases illustrate the positions of both sides on this issue and the narrow ground employers must walk between the two.

• Expatriate Compensation/The Accompanying Spouse ( April 2004 )
  William A. Carmell of Winston & Strawn LLP

  With the advent of a global economy, American multinational companies more and more are asking United States citizens to go overseas to assist in managing their offices and facilities located there. Upon occasion, this has caused these employees to approach their companies requesting special treatment for their spouses.

• National Origin Discrimination ( May 2003 )
  Ellen C. Meyer of Goulston & Storrs

  Claims of employment discrimination on the basis of religion and national origin have been - relatively speaking - uncommon. That is changing. The United States' Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports that in 2002, claims of national origin discrimination rose 13%, and claims of religious discrimination rose 21%, over the just previous year.

• OFCCP Requires Federal Contractors to Submit Equal Opportunity Surveys ( December 2001 )
  Sherry L. Travers of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP

  To enhance its enforcement capabilities, OFCCP recently created the Equal Opportunity Survey (EOS) to gather employment-related information from federal contractors and sub-contractors. The EOS requests detailed information concerning the employer?s affirmative action plan, as well as summary data on personnel activity and compensation, broken down by gender, race and ethnicity.

• Three Federal Agencies Issue Joint Statement Against Employment Discrimination Following September 11 Terrorist Attacks ( December 2001 )
  Sherry L. Travers of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP

  On November 19, 2001, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor issued a joint statement against workplace bias. The statement emphasizes the alarming increase in incidents of harassment, discrimination and violence in the workplace against employees who are, or perceived to be, Arab Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian or Sikh following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

• Religion in the Workplace ( June 2001 )
  Parsons Behle & Latimer

  In California, a homosexual employee is taking his former employer to trial for religious discrimination based on comments by his Mormon supervisor. The supervisor allegedly told the gay employee he should "become heterosexual and a Mormon or he would go to hell." The plaintiff also claims he was pressured to participate in prayer meetings at work.

• Employment: Your Rights Under the Law ( June 2000 )
  Frank K. Friedman of The Law Firm of Hofheimer/Ferrebee, P.C.

  If you feel that you have been treated unfairly by your employer, an attorney can help you determine whether you .

• Facts About Religious Discrimination ( January 1997 )
  United States Department of Labor-Office of the Solicitor

  This fact sheet gives an overview of what constitutes religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.