Religious discrimination in workplace entails an employer treating a person specifically a candidate or staff unfairly because of his or her religious beliefs. The Title VII and law protects people who have wholeheartedly held religious, ethical or moral beliefs (Eeoc.gov.). Religious discrimination can also mean treating someone differently because that person is affiliated with an individual of a distinct religion.
Religious discrimination in employment, has not vanished. In the United States, enmity towards Roman Catholics, Jews, Mormons, and other groups has been prevalent, intense, and long term. Over 40,000 complaints of religious discrimination have been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission since Title VII of the
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Harassment can include, for example, offensive comments about a person 's religious beliefs or practices. Harassment is so recurrent, severe that it creates a hostile and offensive work environment. It results in a negative employment decision such as the victim being fired, denied or demoted. The harasser can be the victim 's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer. Employer has to accommodate an employee 's religious beliefs or practices based on the law; Title VII of Civil Rights Act. (Eeoc.gov). This rule applies not only to schedule changes or leave for religious observances, but also to such things as visible garment or grooming practices that an employee has for religious reasons. These might include; wearing particular head coverings or religious garments or facial hair.
When a staff or candidate needs a clothing or grooming accommodation for religious reasons, he or she should inform the employer in private that he or she need an accommodation for religious reasons. The employer must take into consideration the accommodation, if it does not cause a hardship (Eeoc.gov). The employer may not want to accommodate the employee because it may jeopardize workplace safety, result in poor work performance, decrease professionalism in the