Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion. You have the right to be free from religious discrimination in the workplace.Refusing to hire or promote someone just because the individual asks for a reasonable accommodation to practice his or her religion. It also delineates the process for handling reasonable accommodation requests related to religious practices. Less wellknown is the employer's duty to accommodate the religious beliefs of its employees. Less wellknown is the employer's duty to accommodate the religious beliefs of its employees. An Ohio-compliant employee policy on religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and the Ohio Civil Rights Act (OCRA). Title VII of the US Civil Rights Act and many state laws prohibit employers from discriminating based on an individual's sincerely held religious beliefs.