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Oh sorry, my mistake. Why didn't the jury feel that 21 million was just too much and overkill?
Juries often act with emotion instead of logic. They are just regular people, who put themselves in the shoes of the individual, and often consider the corporation to have endless pockets, so “nobody is really being harmed” by their decision. Plus they have the hopes of one day winning the lottery too.
. . . she informed her employer from the beginning of her employment that she could not work Sundays because of her religious beliefs.
So? If the job requires an employee to work Sundays, than maybe she shouldn't have applied. Religion shouldn't be a protected class because it is a matter of choice, unlike race, color, sex and national origin, and she shouldn't be entitled to special treatment because of her beliefs.
Using the same logic about Federal Employees I’ve seen posted by the righties and libertarians on here, if she was being treated unfairly, she should have just quit her job and gotten another one. There were probably too many dishwashers on the payroll as it was. Right?
The obligation to make reasonable accommodation also extends to religious holy days or events. Years ago I came upon an employer who permitted Native Americans to be absent for the purpose of attending a pow-wow viewing it as a religious observance.
Regardless of what the law says I find this absurd, if you can accommodate the employee fantastic. If you can't that should be their problem. I have friend who is welder. He's typically working far from home, they get room accommodations and meals. When he goes to job he might be there two weeks and they work 10 to 12 hours a day every day. These are typically time sensitive jobs that needed to be completed yesterday. He gets substantial compensation for this and another benefit is weeks off in a row. It's great job if that's your thing but it would be impossible to accommodate someone's religious needs especially where the days off are concerned.
....she should have just quit her job and gotten another one.
This "righty" would agree with you. As I already mentioned the only justification I ca see for something like this is if there was pattern of them scheduling her Sundays outside the norm of other people's schedule.
So? If the job requires an employee to work Sundays, than maybe she shouldn't have applied. Religion shouldn't be a protected class because it is a matter of choice, unlike race, color, sex and national origin, and she shouldn't be entitled to special treatment because of her beliefs.
Hope this helps:
In 2009, she alleges the hotel scheduled her to work on a Sunday, according to the lawsuit. She says she told her employer she would have to resign, but in an effort to persuade her not to quit, they accommodated her request until 2015.
Sometime in 2015, the kitchen manager at the Conrad Miami, "demanded" Pierre work Sundays, the lawsuit states and for a short time allowed her to swap shifts with other coworkers to have the day off.
On March 31, 2016, Pierre says she was fired for alleged misconduct, negligence and “unexcused absences,” according to the lawsuit.
She ought to put her money where her mouth is and donate that money to charity.
She is a serious Christian. I don't doubt that she will donate a portion. She is out of a job, though, so she will need some of it.
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