Supreme Court Decision Alert - June 1, 2015

Today, the Supreme Court issued two decisions, described below, of interest to the business community.

• Employment Discrimination—Reasonable Accommodation of Religious Observance or Practice
• Bankruptcy—Voidability Of Underwater Mortgage Liens

Employment Discrimination—Reasonable Accommodation of Religious Observance or Practice

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., No. 14-86 (previously described in the October 2, 2014, Docket Report)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discharge or refuse to hire an individual because of the individual's religious observance or practice unless the employer demonstrates that it is unable to accommodate the practice without undue hardship in the conduct of its business. Today, in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., No. 14-86, the Supreme Court held that an applicant raising