Your religious beliefs and practices should not cost you a job, promotion, fair schedule, or respectful treatment. Lacy Employment Law Firm helps Philadelphia employees address religious discrimination, denied accommodations, workplace harassment, and retaliation.
Religious discrimination can affect hiring, pay, promotions, job assignments, discipline, scheduling, and termination. It may also occur when an employer refuses to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs, practices, or observances.
Philadelphia employees may have protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance. Which laws apply will depend on the employer, the workplace, and the facts surrounding the conduct.
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A religious accommodation is a workplace adjustment that allows an employee to follow a sincerely held religious belief or practice. Depending on the situation, an accommodation may include:
Our attorneys can help you:
We provide clear guidance so you can understand your options before making decisions that may affect your job, compensation, and professional reputation.
Our Philadelphia employment lawyers can help you:
Write down what happened, including dates, names, comments, meetings, schedule changes, and employment decisions. Keep copies of emails, messages, accommodation requests, company policies, and other records you are legally allowed to possess.
When possible, make accommodation requests and discrimination complaints in writing. Document any negative treatment that follows, such as increased discipline, reduced hours, exclusion, demotion, or termination.
Avoid signing a severance agreement, resignation letter, or release of claims until you understand how it may affect your legal options.
We help employees working throughout Philadelphia, including Center City, University City, South Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia, and surrounding communities.
Whether you work in healthcare, education, finance, technology, hospitality, retail, transportation, public service, or another field, your employer must follow applicable workplace discrimination laws.
Depending on the circumstances, a claim may involve the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, or the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. Choosing the correct forum and acting before the applicable deadline can be critical.
