Mealey's (September 28, 2022, 1:08 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should consider whether the “more than a de minimis cost” standard established in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison is proper under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as it “effectively nullif[ies] the vital religious protections guaranteed by Title VII” to employees, a former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission general counsel and an attorney adviser to the general counsel argue in an amicus curiae brief supporting a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee who alleges that his religion was not reasonably accommodated....