TY  - JOUR
T1  - R Corps: When Should Corporate Values Receive Religious Protection
JF  - Berkeley Business Law Journal
Y1  - 2020
A1  - Scott,Inara
A1  - Brown,Elizabeth
A1  - Yordy,Eric
KW  - Business Law
AB  - In this article, we explain how a corporation might invoke religious freedom claims in order to protect corporate values such as diversity, equality, sanctuary, or women’s access to reproductive care which are not exclusively associated with a religion, and are often held by secular entities. In order to do so, we must address the following unresolved legal issues: 1) How can one define whether a set of beliefs are “religious” when those beliefs are held not just by a single individual, but by a diverse collection of individuals? 2) Does the meaning of religion change when it is no longer exercised by a human being but instead by a corporation? 3) Importantly, how would a court evaluate the religious claims of a business entity made up of diverse owners, members, and/or shareholders? And 4) What are the broader consequences, benefits and detriments of protecting such claims?
VL  - 17
CP  - 1
U2  - a
U4  - 184533557248
ID  - 184533557248
ER  -