Encountering Religion in the Workplace : The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Workers and Employers.

Intro -- Encountering Religion in the Workplace -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Religious Discrimination in the Workplace -- 1. Is There a Place for Religion in the Workplace? -- 2. What Is Religion as Defined by Law? -- 3. Religious Discrimination and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- 4. Religious Discrimination at Various Stages of the Employment Relationship -- 5. Religious Discrimination Claims Arising Out of the Termination of Employment -- 6. Employee Proselytization -- 7. Employer Proselytization -- 8. Employer Liability for Employee Acts of Religious Harassment -- 9. Workplace Discrimination and Certain Religious Groups -- Part II. Religion and the Public-Sector Workplace -- 10. Religion in the Public-Sector Workplace -- 11. Proselytizing in the Public-Sector Workplace -- Part III. Exemptions to Discrimination Laws -- 12. Exemptions from the Discrimination Laws Granted to Religious Organizations -- 13. The Ministerial Exception -- 14. Questionable Applications of the Ministerial Exception -- Part IV. Accommodating Worker Religious Practices -- 15. General Principles of Accommodation -- 16. Accommodation in Practice -- 17. Accommodation in Out-of-the-Ordinary Circumstances -- Part V. Retaliation and Other Issues -- 18. Religious Discrimination and Retaliation -- 19. Some Additional Issues -- 20. Religion and the Law in the Workplace of the Future -- Notes -- List of Cases Discussed in the Book -- Index.

Legal cases that cast light on the ramifications of mixing religion and work.

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