OPM Issues Guidance to Protect Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace

July 28, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a government-wide memorandum directing federal agencies to take affirmative steps to protect religious expression in the workplace. The memo provides clear guidance to ensure federal employees may express their religious beliefs through prayer, personal items, group gatherings, and conversations without … Read more

USPS Worker Gets $1 Million in Post-SCOTUS Religious Bias Accord

A Christian worker has settled for $1 million his religious bias lawsuit against the US Postal Service over his having to work Sundays, a case that went to all the way to the US Supreme Court.

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears religious freedom case for postal worker required to work on Sunday

April 18, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the case of a Christian mail carrier who refused to work on Sundays when he was required to deliver Amazon packages. Listen to the arguments in the player above. While the court seemed in broad agreement that businesses like the Postal Service … Read more

Circuit Court Clarifies Employer Burdens in USPS Religious Accommodation Case

By Cozen O’Connor – June 6, 2022 Religious accommodation cases continue to vex employers. Especially since the rise of COVID-19, employers have had to face a rising tide of employee claims that their religious beliefs entitle them to an exemption from otherwise applicable workplace rules. Employers have been put in the uncomfortable position of having … Read more