Frozen Tundra Products Has a Zero Tolerance Policy on Discrimination

question 19

Multiple Choice

Frozen Tundra Products has a zero tolerance policy on discrimination and harassment based on race,color,gender,national origin,religion,or sexual orientation.The policy states that employees need to treat each other with respect.Aimee,a Frozen Tundra employee,is assigned a project with four other co-workers,including Norb,an openly gay man.Aimee has strong religious beliefs that homosexuality is immoral.She feels that acknowledging Norb in any way would be like accepting homosexuality,which goes against her religion.Thus,she refuses to communicate or work with Norb.How should Frozen Tundra handle this situation?

• A) Frozen Tundra should fire Aimee for refusing to follow its zero tolerance policy and for causing difficulties on the assigned project.
• B) Aimee has violated Title VII, and is personally liable to Norb for employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
• C) Frozen Tundra should revoke its zero tolerance policy on discrimination and harassment based on race, color, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.
• D) Frozen Tundra should find a way to honor its zero tolerance policy while still respecting Aimee's rights to her religious beliefs. So, for example, it could assign another person to the project team as a buffer between Norb and Aimee, etc.

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