...Religious discrimination is strictly forbidden in the United States Constitution and in many Individual States own constitutions. While in the US constitution it more specifically refers to the government imposing any undue laws or policies in place that would potentially discriminate on an individual's right to worship as they so choose. Whereas in the States constitutions and in this case the State of Massachusetts laws states that an employer shall not be allowed to discriminate on an individual as far as their religious beliefs allow. In the case of Cloutier v. Costco Wholesale Corp. we have an individual suing Costco Wholesale Corp. for religious discrimination because she was terminated for not strictly following the employer's dress code of not having any facial jewelry except for earrings. "Kimberly M. Cloutier, Plaintiff, Appellant, alleges that her employer, Costco Wholesale Corp. (Costco), failed to offer her a reasonable accommodation after she alerted it to a conflict between the “no facial jewelry” provision of its dress code and her religious practice as a member of the Church of Body Modification. She argues that this failure amounts to religious discrimination in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a), and the corresponding Massachusetts statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4(1A). Religious beliefs that she be allowed to wear facial jewelry are found in the tennents of her religious organization" It would be up to The United States District...
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...Running Head: RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING Religious Discrimination in Hiring Religious Discrimination in Hiring The initial concept for this paper was to research and examine reverse discrimination in hiring practices by businesses owned by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Utah County. I was trying to find research regarding LDS member owned businesses and preferential treatment to other LDS members when hiring. Through the process of this research I realized that my question was skewed, it wasn’t reverse discrimination at all. The population of Utah County consists of 97.5% members of the LDS church, and 88.7% of the population adheres to the LDS church (The Association of Religion Data Archives, 2010). In this context I will examine the preferential hiring practices of adherent religious member owned businesses when recruiting potential employees. Religion is a protected class, and discrimination of a protected class is a primary concern for the human resource industry. The importance of discrimination laws to human resources comes from a number of reasons: Out of motives ranging from concern for fairness to the desire to avoid costly lawsuits and settlements, most companies recognize the importance of complying with these laws. Often, management depends on the expertise of human resource professionals to help in identifying how to comply. (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright, 2011, pp. 72-73) A company found in violation...
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...Discrimination is the unfair treatment of different types of people or things, especially about race, religion, age, ethnicity, and gender. Religious discrimination is the mistreatment of a person or group based on their religious beliefs, specifically under the law or in employment or housing. One major way religious discrimination has shaped the United States was the voyage of the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims journeyed to the New World to escape religious discrimination from the Church of England. There they built their own settlements, and enjoyed free religious worship. The Pilgrims got along very well with the Native Americans at first. The Native Americans were polytheistic which meant they believed in more than one god. The Pilgrims knew...
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...attempt and managed to reveal the true essense of the racial issues of the society. As both of them belong to racial minorities, these two works were written under the influence of experience not only discrimination but a desperate struggle to be equal and have the same life opportunities. Both of these works describe how it was hard back in the times to be “dark” and what was life converted into under the condition of having dark skin. These two works show the deep pain suffered by both of the authors and by the nations they represent. Each and every day of both James Baldwin and Richard Rodriguez was a battle in order to prove that need to be treated as being equal to white people and not just labor force. James Baldwin touches the religious aspects of the life of minorities and Richard Rodriguez speaks about how hard was to live with the fact that one’s skin was dark. James Baldwin in the book “The fire next time” wrote an outstanding essay called “Down at the cross - Letter from a region of my mind" which shows the reader the deep psychological and religious pressure that was experienced by all the black people, he opens the eyes to the fact that the principle of equality simply did not exist. One remarkable traits of “Down at the cross” is that Baldwin analyzes the religious aspect and importance of Christianity for black people. He starts this analysis from himself and shows how Christianity was converted into an “escape” for all the black people from the reality of life...
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...experienced [religious] discrimination by a school staff member” (Blumberg). The rise in hostility against students with religious beliefs is rapidly becoming an issue in the public education system. Students are now facing failing grades and rejected college applications from schools for expressing their religious beliefs. Schools are choosing to ignore, or even worse, participate in harassment to students of faith. In American society, students of faith are discriminated against for their beliefs by their peers and teachers, including here at Blue Valley West. A solution for this problem could include a club or assembly that educates all students about the different religions in order clear up misunderstandings...
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...position, hostility, harassment, and coercion are each an example of an intolerable working-condition change that might establish a legal case for a constructive discharge claim, particularly if the employee willfully made or allowed the change as a form of illegal discrimination.” (Unknown 2013) To support this claim, the following conditions must apply * Recent and intolerable change * Decision must be deliberate and unjustifiable for business purposes * The employee must have a cause and effect claim that was presented in a timely manner to the change This is relevant because the employee claims that the policy change affects her/his religious beliefs and for this reason he/she had no other choice but to resign. The schedule change is mandatory has now been extended to include Sundays on a rotating calendar, which it is assumed that this conflicts with the religious belief in question which prohibits work on a holy day. According to the Society for Human Resource Management Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 “protects individuals against employment discrimination.” The discrimination categories that are covered under this act are as follows but not limited to * Race/ discrimination based on factors inherent to immutable characteristics *...
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...there are other effects, some well-known, and others ignored, that are not so positive. Just some examples of these effects are: wars, discrimination, control, the retardation of science, the denial of healthcare, and death. This argument seeks to research and describe some of the negative effects religion has had on mankind, and thus the world. Certainly the most notable negative impact on society is religious wars. A religious war or holy war is a conflict primarily caused or justified by differences in religion. The account of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites in the Book of Joshua; the Muslim conquests of the 7th and 8th centuries; the Christian Crusades, 11th to 13th centuries; Wars of Religion, 16th and 17th centuries. These are the classic examples, but a religious aspect has been a part of warfare as early as the battles of the Mesopotamian city-states in 700BC. Throughout recorded history, more wars have been waged in the name of religion than any other reason. In the last two centuries alone, we have seen several wars fought over religion in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America. Much of the middle ages were dominated by wars, such as: The Crusades, The Thirty Years War, and the French Wars of Religion. It is estimated that nine hundred million casualties have been caused by religious wars. Discrimination is the unjust or...
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... | |Xenophobia |A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that, which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign | | |peoples. | |Persecution |To oppress or harass with ill treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual | | |orientation, or beliefs. | |Religious group |A set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs,| | |doctrines, practices, or rituals. | Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. • Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) o Christianity • Evangelical Protestant • Mainline Protestant • Historically Black Churches • Roman Catholic • Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) • Jehovah’s Witnesses • Orthodox (Greek, Eastern) o Judaism...
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...------------------------------------------------- Religious intolerance Contents * 1Definition * 2Historical perspectives * 3Contemporary attitude and practice * 4See also * 5References * 6Further reading * 7External links ------------------------------------------------- Definition The mere statement on the part of a religion that its own beliefs and practices are correct and any contrary beliefs are incorrect does not in itself constitute intolerance (i.e., ideological intolerance). Religious intolerance, rather, is when a group (e.g., a society, religious group, non-religious group) specifically refuses to tolerate practices, persons or beliefs on religious grounds. ------------------------------------------------- Historical perspectives According to the 19th century British historian Arnold Toynbee, for a religious establishment to persecute another religion for being "wrong" ironically puts the persecuting religion in the wrong, undermining its own legitimacy.[1] ------------------------------------------------- Contemporary attitude and practice The constitutions of some countries contain provisions expressly forbidding the state from engaging in certain acts of religious intolerance or preference within its own borders, examples of such include The First Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Article 4 of the Basic Law of Germany, Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution of The Republic of Ireland, Article 40 of the Estonian Constitution...
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...Material Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Instructions Part I Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) Christianity Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Historically Black Churches Roman Catholic Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) Jehovah’s Witnesses Orthodox (Greek, Eastern) Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform) Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana) Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism) Hinduism Racial/ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents) Asian (Asian descent) Black (African descent) Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent) Pacific Islander (Polynesian descent) White (European descent) Part II Write a 750- to 1,400-word paper in which you consider the following regarding the religious group and racial/ethnic group you selected: Religious group: How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values)? What has been the experience of your selected religious group with others that do not share its beliefs or practices? In what ways has the religious group you selected contributed to American culture? Provide specific examples of prejudice or discrimination your selected religious group has experienced. What were the sources of this prejudice or discrimination? Does what you’ve learned about this religious group help...
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...him and due to this discrimination; the employee was forced to resign due to constructive discharge. The claim states that the constructive discharge violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The former employee alleges that the constructive discharge was in correlation with religious discrimination based on a work schedule policy change. The former employee states that the change in the work schedule policy was discriminatory, because it required employees to work on a religious holy day and due to this change the employee was forced to quit. Constructive discharge in employment law is typically when working conditions are so intolerable that the employee feels compelled to resign (Constructive Discharge, n.d.). Constructive discharge is a discriminatory practice that forces an employee to resign due to perceived intolerability in the work environment. Courts will typically agree with the claim of constructive discharge, if the court determines that any reasonable employee in a similar situation would also feel discriminated against if in the former employee’s position (Ford, Notestine, & Hill, 2000). Courts also require that an employee show that the working condition was so intolerable and that the employer made it purposely so, it forced the employee to resign (Ford, Notestine, & Hill, 2000). The burden of proof is placed on the former employee to show prima facie (first look) evidence that the employer did engage in discrimination against the employee...
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...Discriminatory practice has negatives effects on individuals it is unlawful within Britain especially in health and social care. There are many types of discrimination that can take place in a health and social care environment. In this essay I will be exploring these effects in more detail. There are two types of discrimination which are overt and covert. Overt Discrimination This is also known as open discrimination; this is when it is made clear that discrimination is taking place. An example of potential discrimination in a health and social care setting is when someone is being paid less because of their sex or a member of staff in a GP surgery is meeting one person’s needs more than another person because of their religious beliefs....
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...Human Resources JDT2- Task 1 Sandra Emeott 4/18/2011 Introduction: Many would argue that one of the most influential pieces of legislation passed to date is the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of this act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It is critical for managers and employees in organizations to have an understanding of equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws to ensure that both employees and managers are protected. Scenario: During your third week as the elementary division manager at a toy company, the company attorney notifies you that a former employee has filed a case against the company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, constructive discharge, after a work schedule policy change. The employee, who quit after the policy change took effect, is alleging that the enforcement of the company’s new policy on shift work is discriminatory because the policy requires employees to work on a religious holy day. In the past, production employees worked Monday through Friday. As a result of company growth, the production schedule was changed at the beginning of the new year, requiring employees to work 12-hour shifts with four days at work and then four days off. The four work days can occur any day of the week, Monday through Sunday. The entire production staff is required to work this rotating shift. Office staff members, however, work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday...
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... | |Ethnic group |Pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group sharing a distinctive culture, | | |religion, language, or the like | |Anti-Semitism |Discrimination against or prejudice, or hostility towards Jews | |Islamophobia |Hatred or fear of Muslims or of their politics or culture | |Xenophobia |An unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange | |Persecution |A program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate a person based on their religion, race, | | |or beliefs | |Religious group |Belief in, or the worship of, a god or gods | Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. • Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) o Christianity • Evangelical Protestant • Mainline Protestant • Historically Black Churches • Roman Catholic • Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) • Jehovah’s Witnesses ...
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...gov/elaws/eta.woon/glossary). We implemented a shift change at the beginning of the New Year because the company’s growth has increased greatly. The new shift change requires that production employee’s work four days and then get four days off. Because of this rotating schedule, employees are required to work some Sundays. Because of this change, the employee claimed that the shift change infringed upon her religious beliefs of Sabbath day observance. The former employee quit their job after we implemented the change. In order for the employee to persuade the court that our company created an intolerable work environment, he/she would have to prove that any reasonable employee would have to quit in his/her same situation. The majority of the time, employees have a difficult time proving that a constructive discharge occurred (http://www.justia.com/employment/firing-wrongful-termination). Also in order for the employee to prove that company made the conditions intolerable and that we could not accommodate their concerns, they would have to prove that; 1) they held a sincere religious belief that conflicted with an employment requirement; 2) they informed the employer about the conflict; and 3) was discharged or disciplined for failing to comply with the...
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