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Religious
Discrimination Workshop |
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Employers are generally familiar with the protocol for handling sex or racial
discrimination and harassment claims. But what happens when an employee
complains that the employee in the next cubicle is regularly proselytizing to
other employees? Or when an employee demands accommodation for prayer time, the
Sabbath, or ...an objection to handling pork or alcohol? And what if an employee
objects to your appearance code because she is a member of the Church of Body
Modification?
Although the wide range of possible religious discrimination and accommodation
claims may seem overwhelming, the protocol for handling each doesn't have to be.
Our presentation will walk you through Title VII's basic requirements, the
elements of a religious discrimination claim-including specifically what
constitutes a "bona fide" religious belief-and how to determine whether, and
what, accommodations are required.
Guest Speaker
Kenneth Brown, Senior Trial Attorney
EEOC Louisville Area Office
Kenneth W. Brown is the Senior Trial Attorney with the Louisville Area Office of
the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. His practice
concentrates on litigating claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the
Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act. Mr. Brown is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University
of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law where he teaches Advanced Trial Practice.
From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Brown was a member of the Tort and Insurance Group for
the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs in Louisville. He is a member of the
Louisville and American Bar Associations and he is the immediate past President
of the Louisville Black Lawyers Association. Mr. Brown received his B.S.B.A.
Degree (high honors) from the University of Louisville School of Business in
1993 where he was named a WallStreet Journal Outstanding Student, and his J.D.
Degree from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1996.
Moderator/Facilitator
Tracy Dennis
Panelists
Willard Adkins
Beth Hartmann
Larry Johnson
Rabbi Marc Kline
Jenny Sutton-Amr
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