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Thoughts on Groff V Dejoy?

Mods, I hope this doesn't break the rules it is kinda boarder line. I want to know r/antiwork's thoughts on Groff V Dejoy. Information provided in link and summarized below. To summarize the US supreme court is hearing a case brought to them by Groff who was a US postal employee and a christian. As such he wanted to take Sundays off to practice his religion but the postal service needes him to work to deliver packages for Amazon. Various things happened. I recommend reading the full story. His lawsuit is based on Title 7 of the civil rights act of 1964 which says employers cannot discriminate on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. In 1972 it was amended to require companies to make reasonable accommodations unless it caused undue hardship which was later defined in 1977 as De miminis cost or a negligible cost. Groff's lawyers are wanting…


Mods, I hope this doesn't break the rules it is kinda boarder line.

I want to know r/antiwork's thoughts on Groff V Dejoy. Information provided in link and summarized below.

To summarize the US supreme court is hearing a case brought to them by Groff who was a US postal employee and a christian. As such he wanted to take Sundays off to practice his religion but the postal service needes him to work to deliver packages for Amazon. Various things happened. I recommend reading the full story.

His lawsuit is based on Title 7 of the civil rights act of 1964 which says employers cannot discriminate on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. In 1972 it was amended to require companies to make reasonable accommodations unless it caused undue hardship which was later defined in 1977 as De miminis cost or a negligible cost.

Groff's lawyers are wanting to see the Harrison framework of 1977 changed to a different standard.

The reaction that I have seen on Reddit has been mostly “this religious people are just wanting to force their religion on us” or something to the similar and siding with Dejoy by saying the statute shouldn't be changed

I want to hear your opinion. I will put my opinion in the comments

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