BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court hands religious freedom win to postal worker who refused to work on Sunday
"The government believes undue hardship arises whenever there is lost efficiency, weekly payment of premium wages, or denial of a coworker's shift preference," Streett told the justices during oral arguments."Thus, under the government's test, a diabetic employee could receive snack breaks under the ADA but not prayer breaks under Title VII, for that might cause lost efficiency.
Groff was a fill-in mail carrier who worked at the United States Post Office when other mail carriers were off. to deliver packages and workers were required to take Sunday shifts for weekend deliveries.
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