When Religion and Work Conflict

Kabring Chang, a Clinical Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics at Boston University. Since 2007, the number of complaints about religious discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has risen significantly. It’s not hard to see why: An increase in immigrants of diverse faiths, greater workforce diversity, and the globalization of business all play a role in more workers from different religious backgrounds meeting on the job. For many employers, it is only a matter of time before they face conflicts between religion and work. So, as an employee or as a boss, what do you do when this situation comes up in the workplace? Kabring Chang shares her article that explains the struggles and shares some possible solutions to the issues surrounding religion in the workplace.