On April 17, 2023, The Hill published an opinion piece, “When can we stop punishing those who keep the Sabbath?,” by Catholic Law's Professor Mark Rienzi, President & CEO of the Becket Fund for Religous Liberty. The op-ed addressed what Rienzi considers the imminent reversal of the Supreme Court of the United States’ past, faulty understanding of the Establishment Clause. Rienzi also notes that the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has filed an amicus curiae brief in the ongoing court case Groff v. DeJoy.

The Hill
Date: April 17, 2023
By: Mark Rienzi
When can we stop punishing those who keep the Sabbath?

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The Supreme Court is poised to correct an old error that has hurt religious workers for decades by depriving them of their civil rights. More than 50 years ago, Congress protected religious employees in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. It requires employers to give their employees reasonable accommodations for religious practices unless it would cause an “undue hardship” on the business. Like the rest of the Civil Rights Act, Congress’s aim in Title VII was to root out discrimination in American public life, especially against minority groups. Similar reasonable accommodation provisions protect workers who need them for other reasons, like disability or pregnancy.
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