September 15, 2026
The Second Circuit on Tuesday amended a precedential decision that changed the framework for analyzing workers' cases over denied faith-related job accommodations after the ruling drew pushback from the federal government.
August 31, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently called on the Second Circuit to reconsider raising the bar religious workers must meet when suing over denied job accommodations, two days before telling the Third Circuit to endorse a broad view of what conduct can constitute sexual harassment.
July 17, 2026
The Second Circuit is making it more difficult for workers to win cases over denied faith-related job accommodations by requiring an employer's motive be part of the analysis, a move experts said also further complicates an already messy legal landscape.
July 15, 2026
The Second Circuit unraveled a New York court officer's victory in her lawsuit alleging she was unlawfully denied a religious exemption to a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, concluding Wednesday that a trial court wrongly set aside relevant U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
February 27, 2026
This week, the Second Circuit will consider the New York State Unified Court System's challenge to a federal judge's decision finding the court system discriminated against a Christian employee by not accommodating her request for an exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.