Right to Religious Accommodation at Work

The Supreme Court granted review in Groff v. DeJoy, a critical case involving protection for a postal employee’s religious freedom in the workplace. The case involved a postal worker, Gerald Groff, who wanted to observe Sunday as his Sabbath. For years, the U.S. Postal Service accommodated his religious convictions and did not assign him any Sunday shifts. Eventually, that accommodation stopped after the Postal Service began to deliver Amazon packages on weekends. Even though Mr. Groff offered to work extra shifts, the Post Office still insisted on assigning him Sunday work. Groff declined to work the Sunday shifts assigned to him and the Post Office imposed various disciplinary measures. Mr. Groff sued and lost before the trial court and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The ACLJ filed amicus briefs at the Supreme Court in the case, and the high Court agreed with our arguments in a resounding win.