Topic 5 Flashcards
When first passed in 1964, Title VII did not define religion (T/F)
True
Under Title VII, singular philosophies regarding social, political, and economic concerns and personal preferences are considered religious beliefs. (T/F)
False
Religion is more than what a person believes but also what he or she “does.” (T/F)
True
Once an employer becomes aware of a work-religion conflict, and the employee asks for an accommodation, the employer must determine first:
if the conflict is indeed a religious one
Which of the following is not correct? When looking at whether an accommodation is a hardship, courts look to the employer’s:
Number of employees accommodated in the past
A reasonable change to the work environment that allows an individual with a disability to perform job functions.
Reasonable Accommodation
Employers must provide reasonable accommodation for an employee who seeks to display icons or religious messages at work stations, engage in regular discussions of religious beliefs, pray at work stations, overtly read scripture, hand out literature to co-workers, or use religious phrases in greeting others. (T/F)
True
To determine whether a religious request is an undue hardship, employers may consider all of the following except:
Religious practicality
The federal government has adopted a policy that provides for employee religious speech at public facilities, but with reasonable restrictions on time, manner, and place, as well as consideration for:
Co-workers who have made it clear the speech is unwelcome
The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) reports the most common religion-related complaint at work is:
Employees proselytizing
Employees proselytizing to customers can be a cause of undue hardship. (T/F)
True
It was permissible for a Jesuit university to deny a qualified Jewish philosophy professor a teaching position at the university on the basis of his religion. (T/F)
True
Title VII contains, at section 702, an exemption to its anti-discrimination protections for religion, but applies only when religion is in no way connected with the job qualifications. (T/F)
False
A religious exemption may be applied to all positions within a religious organization:
whether or not the position is ecclesiastical
What is the definition of Bona Fide?
In good faith
When employees need religious “reasonable accommodations,” they are not protected under Title VII. (T/F)
False
Given that the request is legitimate, an employer has the duty to provide the employee with a reasonable accommodation, even if undue hardship is caused to the business. (T/F)
False
Before 1964, it was uncommon to see overt religious discrimination in the workplace. (T/F)
False
For Title VII purposes, religious beliefs cover:
The ultimate ideas about life, purpose, and death
Title VII requires employers to accommodate only religious practices arising out of _______ beliefs.
Sincerely held
The level of reasonable accommodation has been characterized by the courts as “de minimus,” meaning
not very much
Religious communication can create undue hardship on an employer if it disrupts the work of other employees or:
Constitutes unlawful harassment
