A Company Allowed an Assembly Line Worker to Work from Sunday

question 21

Multiple Choice

A company allowed an assembly line worker to work from Sunday through Thursday to accommodate her Sabbath observance from sundown Friday through sundown Saturday, but then changed work requirements and would no longer allow her to work that schedule. The employee asked for an alternate schedule so she could still observe her Sabbath. She was told by Human Resources that if the company accommodated her they would have to accommodate "every Christian" and then she was fired. Which of the following is the best answer?

• A) This is a case of religious discrimination.
• B) It is acceptable to fire the employee because she expected unreasonable accommodations.
• C) The employee should not have been fired but should have worked the new schedule since she had received accommodations previously.
• D) Because the company changed its schedule it was reasonable to ask the employee to make a change.

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