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HR 1445 109th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clothing Discrimination in employment Employee rights Employee training Employers' liability Hours of labor Labor and Employment Law Leave of absence Recruiting of employees Religion Religion in the workplace Religious liberty Transfer of employees

Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2005

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 10, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2005 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to modify the definition of "religion" for purposes of coverage under that Act by requiring employers to make an affirmative and bona fide effort to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of employees. Defines the term "perform the essential functions" to exclude practices having a temporary or tangential impact on an employee's ability to perform job functions, such as practices relating to clothing or taking time off work. Sets forth factors to consider in determining whether an accommodation causes undue hardship. Defines "employee" to require an ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requires removal of the conflict between employment requirements and the employee's religious practices in order for an accommodation to be considered reasonable.

Considers an employer's refusal to permit an employee's use of general leave to remove a religious conflict solely because the leave will be used to accommodate religious practices to be an unlawful employment practice.

States that the amendments made by this Act do not apply with respect to conduct occurring prior to enactment.

What's happening now November 10, 2005

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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