A recent EEOC decision on sobriety alters workplace religious accommodation rules.
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Linda L. Holstein is a writer, trial lawyer, and veteran employment law attorney based in Minneapolis and Chicago. Holstein also mediates employment and business law disputes (holsteinmediation.com).
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