Law · Boston College
Law and religion are fundamental organizing principles across societies, while work is a basic human activity that operates as our chief claim on status and resources. In a multicultural society based on liberal principles, how employers, the law, and society handle religion in the workplace has become a fundamental and ongoing problem. In this comparative seminar, we will investigate how U.S. law tries to accommodate religious belief and practice in the workplace; problems employers face in accommodation claims; the impact of the law on religious minorities, among other issues. Our investigat
