A bill to amend section 701(j) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect to accommodation of religious observances or practices of employees in certain cases.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to revise the standard for inclusion of religious practices and observances within the ban against employment discrimination based on religion from those practices and observances which can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship to those which are possible to accommodate without severe material hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.