Two Job Ads for a Store Clerk Position Are Posted

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Essay

Two job ads for a store clerk position are posted on Craigslist.One is for a small corner store that employs only two clerks.The other is for a large department store chain.Both ads say "must be available to work on Saturday." A qualified individual whose religious observances mean they are unavailable for work on Saturday applies for each job.Describe the employer's responsibility for reasonable accommodation in this case,and why you think the employer would be expected to accommodate the job applicant in each case.

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Definitions:

Useful Service Life

The estimated period over which a fixed asset is expected to be usable by the company.

Straight-line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of depreciation each year over the useful life of an asset.

Depreciable Assets

Assets whose cost is allocated over their useful lives due to usage, wear and tear, or obsolescence.

Annual Depreciation

The portion of an asset's cost that is allocated as an expense each year over its useful life through the process of depreciation.