God on the Job
by Katherine Glover
News21

Head scarves, vacation days, proselytizing, condemning gay co-workers on religious grounds, refusing to transport alcohol or dispense birth control pills – where do we draw the line? Employers and courts struggle to find a balance in how far religion should be accommodated in the workplace.

Also includes interactive sidebars – a selection of cases in which the job itself went against an employee’s religion, an overview of what courts have said about uniforms and dress code policies, and a surprising answer to the question “Can a company ever require an employee to convert to Islam?”

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Posted on Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 1:56 pm