Lynette Was an Employee at Irvin Industries Corp

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Essay

Lynette was an employee at Irvin Industries Corp.,which has 10 employees.She recently became a Seventh-Day Adventist and informed her employer that she can no longer work on Saturdays.While Saturday is not a regular workday,employees are frequently required to work on Saturdays and are informed of this condition of employment during the hiring process.Lynette was told by her supervisor that if the plant was operating on a Saturday,she would have to work unless she was sick,in which case she would have to produce a medical certificate.He explained to Lynette that he had no one to do her job,and her absence would slow down production.The following Saturday,Lynette did not report to work and failed to produce a medical certificate.She was fired as a result.She filed a claim for religious discrimination under Title VII (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964).Discuss this case.

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Definitions:

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that an individual can detect 50% of the time, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50 percent of the time, also known as the just-noticeable difference (JND).

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity at which a stimulus can be detected by an individual 50% of the time.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the just-noticeable difference between two stimuli is proportional to the magnitude of the stimuli.