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Mary, an employee of Prosper Paper Corp. for five years, works on an assembly line, where a majority of the positions are occupied by bachelors. Mary undergoes a profound religious conversion, and her newfound religion requires her not to work in close proximity to unmarried males. Must her employer attempt to accommodate this new religious practice? 

In Texas, an injury is covered by workers’ compensation if the employer is able to prove that his injury arose out of or in the course of his employment, even if the employer is a non-subscriber.

Disparate impact exists where a policy or rule of an employer, though not discriminatory on its face, has an effect on one group different from that on another.

_____ refers to defamation in a written document.

Mary, an apprentice at Baby Bear Kitchens, is learning how to assemble and install kitchen cabinets.  BBK pays her $5.50 per hour, which is less than the government-approved minimum wage. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

The union shop agreement clause requires that all employees join the union within a certain time of coming into the bargaining unit.

Courts have found that it would be an undue hardship if an employer had to pay out more than a de minimis cost (in terms of money or efficiency) to replace a worker who has religious conflicts.

Mary joins the Freewill Church, and as a member, she is not allowed to wear pants. Her employer, Bob’s Seafood, requires all employees to wear coveralls provided by the company for safety reasons. Although Mary wore the uniform prior to joining the church, she now refuses to wear the coverall. She explains to Bob, the owner of the restaurant, that wearing pants is against her beliefs. Bob makes an exception in her case and allows her to wear knee-length boots with a protective jacket, but Mary refuses to wear the boots because they are unfashionable. Bob fires her for insubordination. Which of the following holds true in this case?

When a claim is pretextual, it means that it is the true reason for an action, that there is no other underlying motivation.

The term essential functions of a job, as used in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), best refers to: