SLP ASSIGNMENT_516

Before you begin this assignment, be sure to familiarize yourself with the following information including laws and their amendments.

Anti-Defamation League. (2012) Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: Your Rights and Obligations. Retrieved at  https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/assets/pdf/civil-rights/religiousfreedom/religfreeres/ReligAccommodWPlace-docx.pdf

Gepp, R. (2017). Religious accommodation in the workplace: Guidance for Avoiding Legal Trouble. HR Daily Advisor. Retrieved from  https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2017/05/23/religious-accommodation-workplace-guidance-avoiding-legal-trouble/

HR Hero. (2017) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). Retrieved at  http://topics.hrhero.com/americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-and-ada-amendments-act-adaaa/

Katz, H. C., Kochan, T. A., & Colvin, A. J. S. (2017).Employment law. An introduction to U. S. collective bargaining and labor relations. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, pg. 71-79. Retrieved from Skillsoft Books in the Trident Online Library.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Retrieved at  https://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html

There are primarily two U.S. governmental agencies responsible for enforcing EEO laws. The two agencies are the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

Assignment:

Address the following questions in preparing a paper of 3 to 4 pages (not including cover page or reference page.)

1. Summarize the reasonable accommodation expectations concerning religion and disability that employers must meet under the law.

2. From your readings/research (stating employers by name), describe one specific private sector workplace example of a reasonable accommodation for religion, and one specific private sector workplace example of a reasonable accommodation for disabilities.

Use at least 3 reputable books and/or journal articles found in the Trident Online Library, plus 3 applicable background readings to support your discussion.

Cite all sources utilized to write your paper.

Books and Journals from Trident Online Library

Creta, M. (2014). THE ACCOMMODATION OF LAST RESORT: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND REASSIGNMENTS. Boston College.Law School.Boston College Law Review, 55(5), 1693-1729. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.trident.edu/docview/1664533187?accountid=28844

Brooks, R., & Kleiner, B. H. (2003). How to comply with the americans with disabilities act. Equal Opportunities International, 22(6), 9-16. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.trident.edu:2048/10.1108/02610150310787568

Law, C. L., & Harris, E. (2019). Religious discrimination and accommodations in the U.S. military: Best practices for leaders. North American Journal of Psychology, 21(1), 189-206.