For the following scenario, please identify which employment law applies and exp

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For the following scenario, please identify which employment law applies and explain how and why the law you identified applies.

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Question: Jaggi is an observant Sikh who is required to wear a turban while in public. When he applied for a job as a traffic enforcement agent (a meter maid) he was told ‘to remove that towel from his head.” When Jaggi explained to HR that his religion requires him to wear a turban, the HR manager said, “We have a policy that all meter maids wear a uniform. No exceptions.”

Answer: Title VII on the basis of religion

Question 1. During an interview for a full-time cashier, your Sales Manager noticed that the job candidate was wearing a Star of David. The Sales Manager asks the candidate if she is Jewish. When the candidate answered, “yes” the Manager said, “I don’t think that this is going to work out because I need a cashier who can work weekends and I know that Saturday is your Sabbath.”

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Question 1. During an interview for a full-time cashier, your Sales Manager noticed that the job candidate was wearing a Star of David. The Sales Manager asks the candidate if she is Jewish. When the candidate answered, “yes” the Manager said, “I don’t think that this is going to work out because I need a cashier who can work weekends and I know that Saturday is your Sabbath.”

Answer: Title VII on the basis of religion

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