Clara, an accounts receivable clerk at a large insurance agency, has just converted to a religion that requires women to wear modest clothing (high-necked, long-sleeved tops, below-knee-length skirts, and a headscarf). Clara's employer must provide reasonable accommodation and allow Clara to wear her garb, even though some of her co-workers are annoyed at Clara's "ostentatious modesty."

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According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers must provide reasonable accommodation for an employee's religious beliefs, as long as it does not cause undue hardship to the employer. Clara's new religious requirements fall under this category, and therefore her employer must allow her to wear her garb, even if it may be seen as ostentatious by some co-workers.

Clara, an Accounts Receivable Clerk at a Large Insurance Agency