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How far must employers go to accommodate workers' time off for worship? The Supreme Court will weigh in

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
How far must employers go to accommodate workers' time off for worship? The Supreme Court will weigh inThe case stems from USPS' deal with Amazon to deliver on Sundays.mcdomx/E+ via Getty Images

Imagine you own a business with a few dozen employees. One, who is Muslim, asks if she can use a meeting room a few times a day for brief prayers – one of the five pillars of Islam. Another, who observes the Jewish Sabbath, says he cannot work on...

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