A business has a backlog of orders, and to meet its deadlines, management decide
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Question
A business has a backlog of orders, and to meet its deadlines, management decides to run the firm seven days a week, eight hours a day. One of the employees, Marjorie Tollens, refuses to work on Saturday on religious grounds. Her refusal to work means that the firm may not meet its production deadlines, and may therefore suffer a loss of future business. The firm fires Tollens and replaces her with an employee who is willing to work seven days a week. Tollens claims that in terminating her employment, her employer violated her constitutional right to the free exercise of her religion. Do you agree? Why, or why not?Discuss the Establishment clause.
Discuss how employers must reasonably accommodate employees' religious beliefs.
Explanation / Answer
It depends on what the agreement was when she was hired. but we have also points for saying No: she is free to exercise her religion on her own time. The company has a right to expect their employees to work when needed. She was not fired for exercising her religion. She was fired for refusing to work.
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