Elauf's Case Summary

When taking into consideration the importance of "Title VII" in this case, A&F argued that Elauf never "explicitly" confirmed in her interview that she wore the scarf for religious reasons, so she should not be protected under the Civil Rights Act ("Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores 2"). However, who is to truly blame - should have Elauf spoken up and talked about her religious practices during a job interview or should have Cooke questioned if her headscarf was for religious purposes. This is a very gray area since Cooke could have assumed that the headscarf was part of Elauf's religion but is it respectful or even ethical to bring up that question since it had nothing to do with the job position. One can …show more content…
I see ethics being used in this situation through the principles and loyalty aspect. In regard to the principle method, both parties would have to consider whether the actions they engaged in would be accepted through society's perspective. For example, would it be acceptable to go up to someone and ask what religion they practice based on what clothing item they are wearing? Contrastingly, is it fair for someone to bring up their religion when it does not pertain to the conversation at hand? Furthermore, the loyalty aspect is brought in to help guide decision making because who is the company loyal to in this case - their own standards or stakeholders? The stakeholders hold value for their company since they are the ones effected by company choices and can also affect the success or downfall of a …show more content…
In relation to gender, women want to know they are getting the same equal pay as their male colleagues if they are doing the same job and have the same job title. Men try to counteract this claim by arguing women are given more benefits than men. For example, women get an intensive amount of time for maternity leave but men who have become recent fathers are given little or no time to take time from work. Additionally, minorities at time experience occurrences of racism when coworkers bring up stereotypes and this is used as a manner of belittling them and their experience. How can a company insure that all their employees are being treated the "same" and no one is being given special treatment without a valid

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