S. 3628 · 110th Congress
Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2008
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Kerry
- Introduced
- 2008-09-26
- Latest action
- 2008-09-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that the practice of wearing religious clothing or a religious hairstyle, or of taking time off for a religious reason, imposes an undue hardship on the conduct of an employer's business in accommodating such practice only if the accommodation imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the conduct of the employer's business when considered in light of specified factors set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including: (1) the nature and cost of the accommodation needed; (2) the financial resources and size of the business; and (3) the type of operation of the business.