Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Article Explores Accommodation of Religious Anti-Gay Workplace Expression

An article in today's New York Law Journal explores the difficulties raised for employers under the New York Human Right Law in accommodating employees who regard workplace expression of beliefs against homosexuality as a religious duty. Author Judith Moldover says: "The conflict between sexual orientation discrimination and the duty to accommodate religious bias against homosexuals typically arises in three types of situations: refusal to service homosexual clients, refusal to participate in diversity programs and training, and supervisory conduct."