Gotam Bhagwat Was Employed by the Daffodil & Chrome Restaurant

question 35

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Gotam Bhagwat was employed by the Daffodil & Chrome Restaurant as a waiter. He is a devout member of the Hindu religion. Daffodil & Chrome is a popular location for banquets. During his employment at the restaurant, Gotam had been warned about unprofessional behavior because he had gotten into an argument with a customer over a tip and been found to have sexually harassed a co-worker. He was suspended for 9 days and warned that any future acts of unprofessional conduct could result in termination. While preparing a banquet hall for a wedding, he sprayed a swastika on a mirror with a foam mirror-cleaning solution. When confronted about this incident by management, Gotam claimed that the swastika was a symbol of good luck in the Hindu religion, and that he sprayed it to convey good wishes to the bride and groom. Prior to this incident Gotam never told his employer about his Hindu religious practices. Daffodil & Chrome fired Gotam. Daffodil & Chrome

• A) will be liable to Gotam for failing to offer a reasonable accommodation to his religious practice.
• B) will have many years of bad luck for firing a religious Hindu because he created a swastika.
• C) could not reasonably accommodate Gotam's use of the swastika because he did not tell them about his religious practices and beliefs until after the incident at the wedding.
• D) should have told Gotam that the swastika is a hate symbol in the United States.

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