{"id":2817,"date":"2016-09-06T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom-magazine\/?page_id=2817"},"modified":"2019-11-14T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T17:30:00","slug":"work-versus-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom-magazine\/fall-2016\/work-versus-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Versus Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Since 1997,<\/strong> the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received close to 54,000 complaints of religious discrimination; in 2015 alone, it oversaw $10.8 million in payouts to wounded parties. For many employers, it\u2019s only a matter of time before religion and work clash, writes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/kabrina-chang\/\">Kabrina Krebel Chang<\/a> (CAS\u201992), a clinical associate professor of law &amp; ethics, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2016\/03\/what-companies-can-do-when-work-and-religion-conflict\">piece for <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take mower and snow blower manufacturer Ariens Company. In 2016, the Council on American-Islamic Relations\u00a0alleged the firm fired Muslim workers after refusing to accommodate requests for approved prayer breaks. The company, which argues that it respects the faith of its Muslim employees, is facing complaints at the EEOC and the National Labor Relations Board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964\u00a0prohibits, among other things, religious discrimination in any facet of employment,\u201d writes Chang. \u201cNot only must employers not treat workers differently based on their religion, but when a conflict arises between a religious practice and a workplace policy, employers must also try to accommodate the employee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She suggests mandating\u2014and enforcing\u2014equal treatment of employees and regularly reviewing religious accommodations. According to Chang, it\u2019s not just about keeping out of court: a 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2014\/12\/141217113524.htm\">Kansas State University<\/a> study found that when staff are open about their religion at work, they have higher job satisfaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1997, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received close to 54,000 complaints of religious discrimination; in 2015 alone, it oversaw $10.8 million in payouts to wounded parties. 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