%0 Journal Article
%J Berkeley Business Law Journal
%D 2020
%T R Corps: When Should Corporate Values Receive Religious Protection
%A Scott,Inara
%A Brown,Elizabeth
%A Yordy,Eric
%K Business Law
%X 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?
%B Berkeley Business Law Journal
%V 17
%P 91-133
%8 2020
%G eng
%N 1
%2 a
%4 184533557248
%$ 184533557248