Texas health care provider ordered to pay former employees for mandating prayer and religious discussions

Employees shouldn’t have to choose between remaining true to their faith and keeping their job. That fundamental principle, designed to safeguard the religious liberty rights of workers, is enshrined in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which among other things bars religious discrimination in the workplace. Courts have interpreted the law to forbid employers from, for example, requiring employees to participate in religious activities, as a medical practice in Texas learned earlier this month.