Situation 1: Elaine Mobley (Religious Discrimination)
The central issue covered by this case is religious discrimination because Elaine believes she had been fired due to her unwillingness to become converted to another religion, Christianity. Similar cases were ruled by the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting any kind of discrimination (Civil Rights Act of 1991, n.d.; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.). In this case, the court should decide whether Elaine Mobley had been fired because of her unwillingness to convert and filing a complaint with the department director or as the result of declining her attendance at work when she wanted to avoid stress related to continuous attempts to convert her. Because the employer fired Elaine after her …show more content…
Similar cases are regulated by the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Civil Rights Act of 1991, n.d.; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.). To solve this problem, the court should decide whether the partners submitting comments on Jones’ candidacy have not supported her because of her aggressive behavior or due to excessive masculinity. If I were a judge, I would rule that there were the signs of unlawful gender discrimination in the case of Thelma Jones. My justification is simple: when she was told that her candidacy was not reconsidered, she was recommended to become more feminine, wear makeup and jewelry, and improve her style instead of enhancing her communication skills and improving the level of her performance. In fact, most partners could not comment on her performance because they did not have enough knowledge about her skills and
The central issue covered by this case is religious discrimination because Elaine believes she had been fired due to her unwillingness to become converted to another religion, Christianity. Similar cases were ruled by the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting any kind of discrimination (Civil Rights Act of 1991, n.d.; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.). In this case, the court should decide whether Elaine Mobley had been fired because of her unwillingness to convert and filing a complaint with the department director or as the result of declining her attendance at work when she wanted to avoid stress related to continuous attempts to convert her. Because the employer fired Elaine after her …show more content…
Similar cases are regulated by the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Civil Rights Act of 1991, n.d.; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d.). To solve this problem, the court should decide whether the partners submitting comments on Jones’ candidacy have not supported her because of her aggressive behavior or due to excessive masculinity. If I were a judge, I would rule that there were the signs of unlawful gender discrimination in the case of Thelma Jones. My justification is simple: when she was told that her candidacy was not reconsidered, she was recommended to become more feminine, wear makeup and jewelry, and improve her style instead of enhancing her communication skills and improving the level of her performance. In fact, most partners could not comment on her performance because they did not have enough knowledge about her skills and