Religious Holidays

Policy Statement

Adelphi University is committed to providing an academic and work environment that is respectful of the religious beliefs of its students and employees. As part of this commitment, Adelphi will make good faith efforts to provide reasonable religious accommodation to students and employees whose sincerely held religious beliefs conflict with a University policy, procedure, or other academic or employment requirement unless such an accommodation would create an undue hardship.

Reason for Policy

Individuals may not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs or practices, or because they lack religious beliefs or practices.

Who Is Governed by this Policy

All employees

Policy

This Policy does not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with provisions on religious holidays. Such employees should refer to the applicable CBA.

Covered employees may take off time for religious holidays not included in the University’s list of scheduled holidays, unless the time off presents an undue burden to the University. The covered employee should provide his or her supervisor with notice of his or her need for time off as early as possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made in his or her absence.

Where approved, such time off may be taken as a paid personal day or a vacation day (if he or she is entitled to one at the time), or must otherwise be taken without pay.

Definitions

This policy does not have definitions associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Forms

This policy does not have forms associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Related Information

This policy does not have related information at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Document History

• Last Reviewed Date: March 16, 2023
• Last Revised Date: May 31, 2018
• Policy Origination Date: Unknown

Who Approved This Policy

John Siderakis, Chief Administrative Officer