Cara Has Been a Customer Service Associate at Dalton Department

question 48

Multiple Choice

Cara has been a customer service associate at Dalton Department Store for 10 years.Her role involves providing assistance to customers in the store.She converts to Islam and reports to work wearing a hijab,which is a full-body cloak with a small mesh-like screen to see through.Her employer tells her that wearing a hijab violates the company's dress code for her job profile and asks her to change her attire.Cara refuses to oblige.Her employer,after much deliberation,informs her that she can continue to work in the customer service department and provide assistance over the telephone-a role that requires no face-to-face interaction with a customer.This role change is offered to her without any reduction in pay or other benefits.Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

• A) Dalton Department Store is not liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because Cara was offered a reasonable accommodation that allowed her to retain her employment.
• B) Cara has an actionable claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of the change in her job profile even though it is not considered an adverse employment action.
• C) Dalton Department Store is not liable for religious discrimination for the sole reason that the conflict did not exist at the time when Cara was hired.
• D) Cara does not have an actionable claim for religious discrimination because she was aware of the dress code before she decided to convert to Islam.