Throughout this course, you will become familiar with various
business happenings and transactions involving the Cardigan family. Each
Discussion Board topic, as well as the Assignments, will help you with
structuring your understanding of business law.
The Cardigan family has made a name for themselves in the sweater
industry by designing sweaters for a variety of uses and for a wide
target audience ranging from toddlers to business professionals.
Cassandra, whom everyone calls Cassie, is the CEO of CARDWARE Inc.,
Camoni is the spokesperson for the sweater line, and Candie models the
lines in the professional sphere. They often use their mother, Camille,
as a business consultant for input about various new ideas and marketing
because she was the manager of her son’s glove company. Cora and Caley,
Camille’s two youngest daughters from her second failed marriage to Bo
Jenkins, are co-office managers of their headquarters located in
Silkadonia.
The Cardigans are an equal opportunity employer. Gabbie has been hired
to answer phones for CARDWARE between the hours of eight and noon daily
with a 1-hour lunch break followed by reception work from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. At the time of hire, Gabbie was informed of the hours and the
importance of being available to answer calls promptly. Additionally,
she was told that there is a high volume of calls in CARDWARE. As such,
it is essential that Gabbie make sure that if she is ill or has a
vacation day, she give CARDWARE reasonable notice so that a suitable
substitute could help answer the telephone and take messages. One Monday
morning, Gabbie announced that she was now a member of the New Freedom
Ocean Peace Church. Further, that she would need to have an hour off
twice a week to observe her new found religious practices of going to
the beach and meditating and praying. She also indicated on the day of
her announcement that she is very excited and will be observing her
first religious requirement that day. Cora reminds Gabbie of the terms
of Gabbie’s employment and tells her that CARDWARE will not be able to
provide accommodation for Gabbie’s religious activity. Discuss whether
or not CARDWARE is obligated under the First Amendment to provide
reasonable accommodation or not. Be sure to provide an engaging and
substantive response indicating your understanding of her constitutional
right to the free exercise of her religion. Do you agree? Why or why
not?
Justify your answer using information from your Reading in Chapter 1. In
your response, be sure to:
Discuss the establishment clause.
Discuss how employers must reasonably accommodate employees’ religious
beliefs.
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