Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison

Q: What is the citation for Hardison?

The official citation for Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison is 432 U.S. 63.

Q: What legal issues are involved in Hardison?

Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison involves the following religious liberty issues: Free Exercise, Workplace Accommodation.

Accommodating an employee’s religious observance of the Seventh-day Sabbath would create undue hardship for the airline.

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February 26, 2026

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Citation: 432 U.S. 63 Year: 1977

Free Exercise Workplace Accommodation

Holding: Accommodating an employee's religious observance of the Seventh-day Sabbath would create undue hardship for the airline.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Accommodating Religious Practices in the Workplace: Groff v. DeJoy Case Update April 21, 2023

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Founders’ First Freedom files Amicus Brief in US Supreme Court in Support of Workplace Religious Freedom March 26, 2023

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Supreme Court to Hear Christian Postal Employee Religious Discrimination Claim - Groff v. DeJoy January 13, 2023

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Founders’ First Freedom urges Supreme Court to Restore Title VII Workplace Religious Accommodation Standard August 5, 2020

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10th Cir. reverses summary judgment in Title VII Sabbath accommodation case January 19, 2018

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Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison (432 U.S. 63) is a Free Exercise case in 1977. The court held that accommodating an employee's religious observance of the Seventh-day Sabbath would create undue hardship for the airline.

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