Employment Law Legends, Episode 5 – Keeping the Sabbath: Trans World Airlines v. Hardison

This episode examines the legal battle to define religious accommodations in the workplace. The case Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison was controversial from the day it was announced in 1977. The United States Supreme Court held that employers only have a duty to provide minimal accommodations to the religious beliefs of employees. Over the last forty years, many unsuccessful attempts have been made to overrule the decision yet there has been no consensus on the right approach. Did the Supreme Court reach the right decision or are we headed to Armageddon? You decide.