Review the cases below
Tennessee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YPSvNahbVI
Illinois: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2011/10/21/update-hertz-fires-muslim-drivers-for-praying-on-company-time/
Illinois: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/10/28/lawsuit-man-was-fired-over-muslim-prayers/ (audio in the article)
Do these cases fall within Disparate Treatment or Disparate Impact? Give reasons why.
Looking at the Equal Employment Opportunity Concepts in the chapter, choose two and briefly describe how they apply to the types of cases above
Assume you are a judge, pick one of the cases and elaborate on how you would rule. Did the employer in the case you chose discriminate unlawfully? Why or why not? Which laws apply?
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