My employee works the evening shift but, due to their religion, can’t work after dark for a month. Do we have to accommodate them?

Both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Sections 12940, et seq.) require employers to provide reasonable accommodations based on employees’ religious beliefs unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. Religious accommodations can take many forms, depending on the circumstances, including, for example, schedule changes or restrictions, religious grooming and religious dress practices.

Often, these requests may sound difficult, but exploring options is important. Allowing coworkers to substitute or swap shifts is a possibility, or changing the employee to a