Sox Act

Week 5 Team Paper

Ta Koyia Williams, Prentis Harris, Seth Greenberg

Robert Banks, Terry Ellis, Angel Garcia

LAW/421

August 30, 2016

Teresa Morales

There are many things that both employers and employees must take into consideration when it comes to the workplace. For many establishment religion and politics are two major issues that frowned upon in the workplace due to difference in opinions, and lack of knowledge. There are several court cases where individuals found themselves being sued due to discrimination, which is the number one thing that is not tolerated at any establishment. In the case you will read below it will show you just how the lack of knowledge can affect a business.

According to “U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission” (2016). “religious discrimination involves treating an applicant or employee unfairly because of his or her religious beliefs is prohibited”. The plaintiff Ms. Djarra chose to participate in Ramadan which is a required practice in her religion. during Ramadan she is required to wear a head wrap to cover her head for a month. When Ms. Djarra started wearing the head wrap it wasn’t a problem to her employer. It wasn’t until customers started complaining. The complaints from the customers were offensive remarks directed towards her religion. the remarks and complaints from customers made her employer nervous and concerned for the safety and well-being of his employees and establishment. Once the employer became uncomfortable with the situation he then asked Ms. Djarra to remove her scarf because it was not a part of the uniform. The employee attempted to make adjustments suitable for her employer and her own religious practices. She was later terminated due to not following the dress code. “The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment” (U.S. Equal Employment...