Actually, it means everything, since it was the interviewer who told her that she could wear the skirt. That's not a small thing, the girl did everything right by telling her employer during the interview, and when the employer agreed to it a verbal contract was made.
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That the Equal Employment Opportunity is backing her is ridiculous.
He is probably right. If a Muslim were to do a similar thing there would be accusations that she was trying to impose Sharia law.
Frankly, I'm surprised BK doesn't have this covered somehow in the written contract with employees.
What other end of the freedom argument? She has the freedom not to work at Burger King and Burger King has the freedom to not employ her if she doesn't want to abide by their dress code. Which they do have like every other chain out there.
She was not fired due to her religious beliefs. She was fired becuase she refused to put on the proper uniform. I cant tell you the number of times I have been told one thing by one manager only to be told something entirely different by another. What stands is what is official company policy. In this case it is that all employees wear pants. That is not discriination. This case will go nowhere.They violated federal law.
She was hired, then immediately fired due entirely to her religious beliefs. The interviewer making a mistake is most definitely a cause for punitive action. Try tell a Fire Marshal, or an OSHA inspector that your business is out of regs because the other guy made a mistake.
Maybe. Maybe not. It depends a lot on who did the interviewing.
She was not fired due to her religious beliefs. She was fired becuase she refused to put on the proper uniform. I cant tell you the number of times I have been told one thing by one manager only to be told something entirely different by another. What stands is what is official company policy. In this case it is that all employees wear pants. That is not discriination. This case will go nowhere.
Every time I've been interviewed by a fast food franchise, it has been by the store manager. Some of these franchises have two store managers, one for the day shift, one for the night shift, which I suspect is what this store has. Either way, management is management. I was a shift manager for Jack in the Box for some time, and the majority of the training is on complying with federal law, and what will get the store in trouble with the feds and the inspectors. When management ****s up, it's not just the managers name and job on the line, it's the well being of the store as a whole.
So if the initial interviewer had told her 'no' as to wearing the skirt, would she still have sued?
If the manger had the authority to speak for BK yes they could bind the corporation.Because some low level manager believed such an accomodation could be made does not bind BK to making it.
An accommodation is not a matter of right in as much as if it is practicable and does not cause undue hardship then those who are subject to these laws must comply.I just dont see the religious discrimination here. If someones religious faith told them that they could onlywork Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I refused to hire them would that be religious discimination on my part? There is absolutely no reason why an employer must 'accomodate' every nonsensical mystical belief. He is trying to run a business after all.
If she's a pentecostal then WHY is she working there to begin with?
Ok - that's not allowed - she should never have applied. I was raise Pente - no no!!
Black people have the freedom to not work at a place that doesn't want to hire blacks, eh?
I don't understand this... Pentecostals can't work in fast food joints?
I don't know. All I know there are dress codes to be respected.
PC is not going to prevail. Period.
I don't understand this... Pentecostals can't work in fast food joints?
Black people can't do anything about their color. Religion is a personal choice. Please try and compare that homosexuality. I dare you.
Yes they can as she demonstrated by applying and showing up for the job......
I honestly don't understand nonsense like this. I wear tattoos and have earrings. My bosses all know this. They chose to hire me KNOWING I have those things. If they had rejected me - I would have gone elsewhere. I'd still think they're assholes for judging me on the basis of those things but I wouldn't have sued them for something which was my choice. Now if this girl had been told to not work because of her religion - I'd agree. But she wasn't. She was told not to work because she did not abide by the dress code. Which has nothing to do with religion but professionalism - JUST like my earrings. If she had been fired for being white/black/green/gay/tall/fat etc, I'd be 100% behind her. But she wasn't. She was told not to work because she thought her religion exempted her from the rules everyone else has to follow. I can't say I feel sorry for her.
What are you talking about, Michael Jackson turned white.
Besides, a belief is a strong thing and I don't think that we should really punish religious expression without good cause. Particularly if we're gonna run around and protect everyone else.
Black people can't do anything about their color. Religion is a personal choice. Please try and compare that homosexuality. I dare you.
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