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Simoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On March 6, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the \u201cEEOC\u201d) released new guidelines on how federal employment discrimination law, specifically Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, applies to religious dress and grooming practices, and what steps employers can take to meet their legal responsibilities in this area. Examples of religious dress and grooming practices include wearing religious clothing or articles, observing a religious prohibition against wearing certain garments, or adhering to shaving or hair length observances.\u00a0 In most instances, employers are required by federal law to make exceptions to their usual rules or preferences to allow employees to observe religious dress and grooming practices.<\/p>\n<p>The EEOC has not created any additional obligations with its new guidelines.\u00a0 They are intended merely to clarify questions concerning the application of Title VII to religious issues in the workplace.\u00a0 The guidelines remind employers that unless it would result in an undue hardship, employers must consider accommodating an employee\u2019s request to wear religious garb or engage in sincerely held religious practices at work.\u00a0 To that end, the guidelines state the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/eeoc-outlines-new-guidance-on-religious-garb-and-grooming-in-the-workplace.html\"  title=\"Continue Reading EEOC Outlines New Guidance on Religious Garb and Grooming in the Workplace\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: \u00a0Sergio D. 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