Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 77-3-2 - Definitions2.1. "Religion" means and includes: 2.1.1. All aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief.2.1.2. Moral and ethical beliefs as to what is right and wrong which are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views. The fact that no religious group espouses such beliefs or that the religious group to which the individual professes to belong may not accept such belief will not conclusively determine whether the belief is a religious belief of the employee or prospective employee.2.1.3. A religious practice or belief that is not absolutely mandated by a religious group but is a well established tradition among members of a faith.2.2. "Religion" does not include: 2.2.1. Mere personal preferences or codes.2.2.2. Social or political beliefs of a narrow, temporal character that are not intimately associated with religious convictions shared by an organized group.2.3. "Reasonable accommodation" means reasonable modifications or adjustments and is determined on a case-by-case basis.2.4. "Undue hardship" means that an accommodation would require more than a de minimis cost to the employer.