1. What legal statute(s) apply in this case? 2. What issue(s) must the court dec
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1. What legal statute(s) apply in this case? 2. What issue(s) must the court decide in this case? 3. If you were the judge, how would you rule? Did the employer discriminate unlawfully? Why or why not?As a devout Muslim, 15 Abdul Mohammed, a Pakistani-American, was employed Mohammed was obligated to engage in daily prayer. Mohammed, along with five other Muslims working at the plant, asked management to provide a room where they could hold their daily prayers during lunch hour. The plant was located miles from the nearest mosque. Management told the employees that it did not have a room that could be used for such purposes. Consequently, Mohammed and his fellow Muslims were forced to recite their prayers in full view of other employees. Other employees ridiculed the Muslims during their daily prayers and called them derogatory names such as "camel jockey" and "raghead." After being humiliated on several occasions by taunts from other employees, Mohammed and his fellow Muslims once again asked management to provide them with a private space in which to pray. Management again denied their request. Shortly thereafter, Mohammed filed a case with the EEOC alleging religious harassment and ethnic discrimination. as a steelworker.
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2.The court must decide the issue of employment discrimination based on Religion. If I would have been judge I would have asked the employer to take corrective disciplinary action against the employees involved in frequent teasing and passing comments. And I would also have asked the management to arrange a room for their prayer and impose the monetary fine on employer to neglect and denied the request of Muslim employees without any due reason.
Yes, the employer discriminated unlawfully because “Title Vll permits “the employer to accommodate the religious practices of an employee, unless it creates undue hardship for the employer”. But here in this case the management didn’t take any such action and decisions.
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