Mark this: Consistency is key to avoiding Title VII suits

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Abstract: In EEOC v. Consol Energy Inc., the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether an employer did enough to accommodate an employee whose religious beliefs conflicted with a job requirement. This article describes the facts and why the court held that it’s not an employer’s place to question the correctness of an employee’s religious understandings. A sidebar provides an example of a similar Title VII case that had a different outcome. EEOC v. Consol Energy Inc., No. 16-1406, June 12, 2017 (4th Cir.) Cloutier v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 04-1475, December 1, 2004 (1st Cir.)