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As the Supreme Court’s session was concluding, the Supreme Court issued Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, No. 22-174 (June 29, 2023), an opinion that changes the employment landscape as it pertains to religious accommodations for employers and what actually constitutes an “undue hardship.” In Groff, the Supreme Court held, “Title VII [of the Civil Rights …
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The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) was enacted to “provide for the execution of the policies of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its subsequent amendments.” Tex. Lab. Code § 21.001. Accordingly, it is rare for an issue of first impression to arise in the Texas courts. However, in …
Texas is booming. As of 2022, Texas had 89,600 more jobs than it did before the onset of the pandemic. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate steadily declined from 5% in October 2021 to 4.4 % in March 2022. Texas has always touted itself as an employer-friendly state, with the Texas Economic Department advertising …
March 12, 2022 marks the second anniversary when the National Basketball Association first canceled games because of COVID-19. In the two years since, there have been waves of COVID. Just last year, President Joe Biden made a speech on Independence Day stating: “Thanks to our heroic vaccine effort, we’ve gained the upper hand against this …
On September 26, 2021, the NBA denied Andrew Wiggins’ religious accommodation request to be exempt from taking the COVID-19 vaccine. After being denied, Wiggins stated his “[b]ack is up against the wall, but I’m just going to keep fighting for what I believe. . . I’m going to keep fighting for what I believe is …
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order (GA-34), which went into effect on March 10, 2021, lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100%. When Governor Abbott made this announcement, nearly 5.7 million COVID-19 vaccination shots had been administered throughout Texas. Despite Governor …