Defending Faith

The Supreme Court also ruled 9-to-0 in a case that strengthens protections for religious employees.  In this case, Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian employed by the U.S. Postal Service, objected to working Sunday shifts. 

In a previous decision, the court set a relatively low bar for employers to refuse to accommodate their religious employees if their requests created “more than a de minimis (minor) undue burden” on the business. 

Groff’s attorneys asked the court to overturn the “de minimis burden” standard and require a more “significant difficulty or expense” standard.  The justices clearly agreed, at least in Groff’s case, that the Post Office should have done more to accommodate his requests.

Our friends at First Liberty represented Mr. Groff before the Supreme Court.  They hailed today’s decisions as “a landmark victory, not only for Gerald, but for every American.”