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Policy Number: 
6.13.8

Religious Accommodation

Cornell University has an enduring commitment to supporting equality of employment opportunity by affirming the values of diversity and inclusiveness. This commitment includes embracing religious diversity. As part of this commitment, the university will make good faith efforts to provide a reasonable accommodation of an employee’s sincerely held religious belief, unless the university believes such an accommodation would create an undue hardship or is contrary to the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.

Policy Number: 
6.13.8
Responsible Executive: 
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Responsible Offices: 
Inclusion and Workforce Diversity
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Date Last Updated: 
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Contact: 

Your local college or unit human resources representative.

View Official Policy: 
PDF icon University Policy 6.13.8, Religious Accommodation

Recent Changes to this Policy

February 9, 2021: Fixed broken links and updated office names.

January 7, 2020: Updated responsible office, associated changes to contacts, roles, and responsibilities. No substantive changes.

Keywords: 
Accommodation
Grievance
Religious

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