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The problem is they hired her. If they had turned her away at the interview it may be a different issue, but they hired her.i absolutely agree with this. No reason they couldnt. But they should not be legally obligated. Thats where the problem is
As with anything else in the Rights debate it depends on what right is being "violated" and whether the other persons rights supersede the other persons rights or not.
which would almost make sense but to some (not me) religion is bull**** similar toarkvoozle telling you a hair color. how do you pick and choose which beliefs to honor?
If the religious dress code is something that, to the person involved is SO IMPORTANT that, in their mind it is something they are not allowed to compromise on, and it will not adversely effect their ability to perform the job or the jobsites ability to function, then yes it should be accomodated if possible.
This is a trivial accomodation. Trivial.
I haven't seen any court say that employers have to accomodate the Hajib. And if they have their dumb***** for saying so. In all the cases that I have seen regarding Hijab's the employers willingly cooperated with the person. Particularly after a media frenzy.
:rwbdonkeyit's also called kiss the boss' ass or he can fire you for nothing. I live in a "right to work state" so I know firsthand. An employer can typically fire an employee and not suffer any great or lasting financial harm... but when an employee is fired they typically just lost most or ALL of their income, they may or may not be able find another job or draw unemployment, so they might lose their house, their transportation...
The employer->employee relationship is one where the EMPLOYER has almost all the power... it HAS to be regulated to prevent abuse by the more powerful entity in the relationship.
Protecting the weak from the strong is the essence of government. The strong don't NEED protection, they protect themselves... but we can't all be strong in EVERY aspect of life all the time.
This story is such bull**** on both sides.
You don't sue because a given place won't let you wear a skirt, and the business could very, very easily just allow long black skirts.
I'm going to have to walk away from this before I lose my temper.
I'm very passionate about this subject, because I have seen FAR too many people abused by their employer, and feel like they had to just "take it" because they feared they could not find another job that would pay adequately. I've had to comfort too many crying female employees who'd been badly mistreated by their boss to find this at all amusing. I've seen too many people fired, losing their livelihood, for total bull**** that amounted to "didn't kiss the boss' ass nicely enough", who spent months or in some cases YEARS trying to find a decent job in the aftermath.
I guess some of you have been lucky not to have to deal with crap like this, but if you haven't seen it I'm telling you it is everywhere these days.
No one should be allowed to abuse, mistreat or trample the rights of a citizen just because they are an employer.
On that note, g'nite.
Just because you believe religion is bull**** doesn't mean you get to dictate what others believe, or how they practice their beliefs if they are doing you no harm.
I'm going to have to walk away from this before I lose my temper.
I'm very passionate about this subject, because I have seen FAR too many people abused by their employer, and feel like they had to just "take it" because they feared they could not find another job that would pay adequately. I've had to comfort too many crying female employees who'd been badly mistreated by their boss to find this at all amusing. I've seen too many people fired, losing their livelihood, for total bull**** that amounted to "didn't kiss the boss' ass nicely enough", who spent months or in some cases YEARS trying to find a decent job in the aftermath.
I guess some of you have been lucky not to have to deal with crap like this, but if you haven't seen it I'm telling you it is everywhere these days.
No one should be allowed to abuse, mistreat or trample the rights of a citizen just because they are an employer.
On that note, g'nite.
Just because you believe religion is bull**** doesn't mean you get to dictate what others believe, or how they practice their beliefs if they are doing you no harm.
A whole lotta moms wore long skirts in the kitchen cooking for centuries, and I dont recall ever hearing that it was a safety hazard as opposed to pants.
For goodness sake, they're asking her to wear pants.
I think it's just crazy to have to make these kinds of accommodations at work or school. A business cannot be expected to accommodate everybody. Nobody can do that. It is impossible, and lines have to be drawn.
As an aside, I find this whole argument somewhat ironic. Places of worship and in some cases organizations functioning under the auspices of recognized religions are exempt from civil rights laws such as the Americans With Disabilities Act.
In my mind, she shouldn't have taken the job when she knew there was a dress code. Everyone knows that BK employees (all fast food chain employees, among many other employers) were uniforms. Now if she had a crucifix around her neck, and they told her she couldn't wear it, I think THAT would qualify as religious discrimination (unless she worked around some type of machinery that would make it dangerous), but a dress code a lot of times is for safety purposes. Certain clothing is not practical for some jobs. I really think some people just like to file law suits.
Why are people stating an alleged verbal contract as fact?
Why are people stating an alleged verbal contract as fact?
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