Clara,an accounts receivable clerk at a large insurance agency,has just converted to a religion which requires women to wear modest clothing (high-necked,long-sleeved tops,ankle-length skirts,closed-toed shoes,and a small bonnet that covers her hair).Clara's employer must provide reasonable accommodation and allow Clara to wear her garb,even though some of her coworkers are annoyed at Clara's "ostentatious modesty."

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Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers must provide reasonable accommodations for employees' sincerely held religious beliefs, unless it would cause an undue hardship on the business. Clara's request to wear modest clothing is likely a reasonable accommodation that her employer must provide. The annoyance of her coworkers does not outweigh her right to religious expression.

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