No. 25-1210
David Petersen, et al. v. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue
Tags: circuit-split employment-discrimination reasonable-basis religious-accommodation Title-VII undue-hardship
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether an employer can defeat a Title VII religious accommodation claim by establishing merely that it had a reasonable basis for believing that a requested accommodation would inflict an undue hardship on the employer or whether the employer must establish that the requested accommodation would have actually imposed an undue hardship.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an employer can defeat a Title VII religious accommodation claim by establishing merely that it had a reasonable basis for believing that a requested accommodation would inflict undue hardship on the employer or whether the employer must establish that the requested accommodation would have actually imposed an undue hardship
Docket Entries
2026-04-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2026)
2026-03-06
Application (25A981) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 16, 2026.
2026-03-04
Application (25A981) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2026 to April 16, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
David Petersen, et al.
Lisa S. Blatt — Williams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner