For more information about the EEOC’s resources on religious discrimination, please see. The Groff opinion clarified that “showing ‘more than a de minimis cost’…does not suffice to establish undue hardship under Title VII.” Instead, the Supreme Court held that “undue hardship is shown when a burden is substantial in the overall context of an employer’s business,” “tak into account all relevant factors in the case at hand, including the particular accommodations at issue and their practical impact in light of the nature, size and operating cost of an employer.” Groff supersedes any contrary information on this webpage.
This document was issued prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. Notice Concerning the Undue Hardship Standard in Title VII Religious Accommodation Cases.