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HR 4237 106th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination in employment Flexible work hours Hours of labor Labor and Employment Leave of absence Overtime Religion Religion in the workplace Religious liberty Seniority in employment Shift systems

Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2000

Introduced: April 11, 2000 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 11, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 11, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2000 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify the definition of "religion" to include all aspects of religious observance, practice, and belief unless, after initiating and engaging in an affirmative and bona fide effort, an employer demonstrates that it is unable to reasonably accommodate a religious observance or practice without undue hardship (action requiring significant difficulty or expense) on the conduct of the employer's business.

Prohibits deeming an accommodation by the employer reasonable if the accommodation does not remove the conflict between employment requirements and the religious observance or practice. Excludes, in certain circumstances, a defense that the accommodation would be in violation of a seniority system. Prohibits requiring payment of premium wages for work performed during hours to which premium wages would ordinarily be applicable if work is performed during those hours only to accommodate religious requirements of an employee.

What's happening now May 23, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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