Under Title VII, employers have a duty to reasonably accommodate the religious beliefs of applicants and employees, where it is not an undue hardship to do so. Similar to requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this includes an obligation to engage in an interactive dialogue with the applicant or employee regarding the need for
Must employers separate themselves from long-used separation agreement forms?
Recently, a federal judge dismissed an action the EEOC filed against CVS Pharmacy, Inc, in which the EEOC challenged several terms in CVS’s standard separation agreement. (See Mem. Op. & Order, Equal Emp’t Opportunity Comm’n v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., No. 1:14-CV-863 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2014)).
The EEOC asserted that the terms in