HRM545 Article Response Assignment Essay
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Supreme Court Looks At Abercrombie & Fitch’s Hijab Discrimination Case
Samantha Elauf was not hired by the retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a headscarf during her job interview, which the company said conflicted with its dress code.
The case rests on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which makes it illegal to “fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual … because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” How the court would decide the case could force employers us to rethink the balance between religious rights and employer responsibility.
Abercrombie famously employs a “Look Policy” that lays out in exacting detail what its “sales models” can wear when they’re helping customers or folding clothes on the sales floor. Samantha Elauf, who was 17 at the time, went in for an interview for a sales model position in one of Abercrombie’s locations in Oklahoma. The assistant manager who spoke with Elauf gave her solid marks on the three “competencies” required for the job of model at one of the stores: “outgoing and promotes diversity,” “sophistication and aspiration” and “appearance and sense of style.” Elauf said that at the end of her interview, the store’s assistant manager told her that they would call her in a few days about orientation.
But she never got a call. When Elauf asked a friend who worked at the store why she wasn’t hired, her friend told her that the higher-ups said that her headscarf violated the chain’s Look Policy.
Testimony
A&F Supervisor: And I asked [the district manager], you know, she wears the headscarf for religious reasons, I believe. And he said, “You still can’t hire her because someone can come in and paint themselves green and say they were doing it for religious reasons, and we can’t hire them.”
And I told him that I believed that she was Muslim, and that was a recognized religion. And that she was wearing it for religious reasons. And I believe that we should hire her.
Q: And what did he say?
A&F Supervisor: He told me not to hire her.
Elauf and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit, and a lower court sided with them. But Abercrombie won on appeal. As the case has wended its way through the court system, a few tricky questions have come to the fore:
Did Abercrombie know that Elauf wore a headscarf for religious reasons, and does it matter?
Was it Elauf’s responsibility to bring up a connection between her faith and her headscarf during her interview, so that Abercrombie could figure out how to accommodate her?
And how does all of this affect workplace discrimination laws for the rest of us?
SUPREME COURT ARGUMENT
Plaintiff:
“The EEOC argues an employer can’t refuse to hire someone based on its understanding of her religious practices if that understanding is correct — as it was in this case, when the assistant manager understood that Elauf was wearing the scarf because she is a Muslim, even if Elauf did not specifically say so.
“Otherwise, the government complains, employers could easily get around the anti-discrimination laws as long as they aren’t certain about an applicant’s religious practices. And, it adds, an employer is often in a better position than a would-be employee to know its rules and whether they might conflict with an employee’s religious practices.”
AF:
“How, it asks, are employers supposed to know whether an applicant will want or need an exemption from their rules? This is particularly difficult, it notes, when the anti-discrimination laws protect all would-be applicants, even if their religions aren’t well known or the members of that religion don’t necessarily agree on what their faith requires.
“Moreover, Abercrombie adds, an employer isn’t supposed to ask a job applicant about her religion at all. Even the EEOC’s earlier statements had previously acknowledged this difficulty, it points out, by requiring a job applicant to ask the employer to work with her to accommodate her religious beliefs.”
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
For this Assignment, please read this article and write a 2‐3 page response paper that embodies the essence of the article. Please respond to these questions within your paper:
- What is your overall response to the article?
- If you were AF, what would you have done differently?
- From an Employment Law aspect, how is this article significant and what can we learn from it?
Please remember your Assignment must be 2‐3 typed pages in length, single or double spaced with 11 font. All papers are due by 11:59 pm on Monday, June 15, 2020.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. The can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. 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