Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.9 - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Subchapter 24.9.6 - Proof Of Unlawful Discrimination
Rule 24.9.608 - FAILURE TO ACCOMMODATE-EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, an agent of an employer, an employment agency or a labor organization to discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of religion.
(2) The term religion includes all aspects of religious observance, practice and belief.
(3) For purposes of providing equal employment opportunities, an employer has a duty to accommodate an employee's religion unless to do so would cause a more than de minimis hardship on the conduct of the business.
(4) Determining whether an accommodation can be made and whether a more than de minimis hardship would occur for purposes of the provisions of the act or code prohibiting religious discrimination in employment must be made on a case by case basis.
49-2-204, 49-3-106, MCA; IMP, 49-2-303, 49-3-201, and 49-3-202, MCA;