Groff v. DeJoy

600 U.S. 447 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Title VII requires an employer to show substantially increased costs in relation to its business to establish undue hardship from a religious accommodation.

Scope and limitations: Accommodation remains fact-specific and may be limited by actual operational burdens and other employees' rights.

Open authoritative source

2 issue placements

Racial & Religious Minority Military Service

Groff v. DeJoy supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Racial & Religious Minority Military Service. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Accommodation remains fact-specific and may be limited by actual operational burdens and other employees' rights.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Religious Accommodation at Work

Groff v. DeJoy supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Religious Accommodation at Work. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Accommodation remains fact-specific and may be limited by actual operational burdens and other employees' rights.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.