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llmploymentDiscriminolion :
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ISSUE SPOTTERS
i Ruth is a supervisor for Subs & Suds, a restaurant. Tim some employees will be discharged. Rurh rells Tim that harassment? Why or why not? rr Koko, a person rvith a disabilitl', applies for a.1ob at Lively Sales Corporarion lbr whrch she is r.i,elj qualilled, but she ts re.lected LiYell' continues to seek applicants and eventually Ells the position wirh a person who does not have a disabllity Could Koko succeed in a suit againsr Lively for discrimrnation? Explain.
-Check your answers to these questions against the answers provided in Appendix G.
BEFORE THE TEST
Go to wwlu'-(3[sajebra$.eq!1l, enler the ISBN number "978i 1115306]7," ancl chck on "Frncl', ro locare this texrbooks web site' Then, click on "Access Norv" under "Study.Tools," ancl select "Chapter 18" at the top. There you will find an "lnteractive Quiz" that you can take to assess your mastery of the concepts in this chapter, as well as ,,Fiashcards,, ancl a "Glossary" of important terms.
is a Subs & Suds employee. The owner announces rhat if he has sex u,rth her, he can keep his job. Is thrs sexual
ber of rhe Church of Bod,v Modification and that eyebrow piercrr-rg \'as part ol her religion. She u,as told to rcmove the 1eri,elr1: cover it, or go home. She rvenr home ancl was later discharged for her absence. Basecl on these facts, u'r11 Caldwell be successlul .in a lar,vsuit against Costco 1br religious discriminarion in vjolation of Title VIII Does an employer have an obligation to accommoriare rts enrploy ees' religious practicesl I{ so, to what extent? :::-.:.. Discrimination Based on Disability. Cerebral palsv iimiLs Steven Bradley's use of his legs. He uses forearm crurches for shorrdistance u,alks and a wheelcharr for longer dts_ tances. Standrng for more than ten or lllteen minutes is clif, ficult. With supporr, howeve r, Bracllev can climb srairs ancl get on and o[1 a stool. His condition also restricts the use of his fourth finger to, for example, type, bur rt cloes not limit his abilrry to wrlte-he completecl rrvo years of college. His grip srrength is normal, and he can lift hearry objecrs. In 2001, Bradley applied for a ..greeter,' or ,,cashrer,, posi tion at a Wai Mart Storcs, lnc., Supercenter rn Richmond. Missour-i. The job descnptions stated, ,,No expenence or qualification is required." Bradley indicated that he was
I Generally, what kind of conduct is prohibired by Tirle Vli ol rhe Civil Righrs Act ol 1964, as amendecl? r' what is the dillerence between disparate-treatmenr cliscrimination ancl Jisparate-impacr discrimrnation?
'. What remedies are available under Tirle Vll of the 1964 Cnil Rights Act, as amendecl? : what federal acts prohrbit discnmination based on age ancl drsciimination basecl on disabilitv? 5 \vhat are three defenses to claims of employmenr discnmination?
S Ou.rtions and Case problems
f :s" ; ;itle Vll Violations. Discuss fully whether erther of the lo1- 1,,\'inBl( rions sofld ciniirruru a violaiion ul-il1. vtt ot Lhe lqo4 e tr il Rrghrs .\cr. a: amended. l.Cnn@ronJnl rs d-LonsultirLg frrm ancl has ten / empioyees. These employees trr,r"l on consulting jobs in seven states. Tennington has an emplol,rnent recorcl
_. of hiring only whrte males.
,i 2. Novo Films, Inc., is making a fiim abour Alnca and needs to employ approximately one hundred exrras for thls picture. To hire these extras, Novo advertises in al1 major newspapers in Southern Califomia. The ad states rhat only African Americans need apply. lfr*z. Religious Discrimination. When Kayla Caldwell gor a job as a cashier at a Costco store, she lvore multrple pierced ear_ rings and had [our tattoos, but she had no facia1 piercings. Over the nexr two years, Ca1dwe11 engaged in various forms of body modification, including facial piercing and cutring. Then Costco revised its dress code to prohibir all facial jewelry, except earnngs. Caldwell was told rhat she rvoulci have to remove her facial jewelry She askecl for a complete exemption from the code, asserting that she was a mem_
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