The employer cannot question the sincerity of the belief merely because the employer thinks the religion is strange.

Mary, who works as a waitress at Plano Pancake House, is seven months pregnant. She is one of 37 employees at the restaurant and has worked there on a full-time basis for the past three years. Recently, her doctor informed her that she will have a high-risk pregnancy and, therefore, prescribed bed rest. Mary, unable to work for the next few months, asks her employer for time off from work. Mary is:

Which of the following statements is true of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

it is an unfair labor practice for unions to cause an employer to pay for goods or services that are not provided.  

Bob left an employee’s private medical files on his desk. These files fell on the floor, and the entire office learned that the employee had AIDS. The employee did not want anyone to know about his medical condition. In this case, which of the following torts has Bob committed?

The drafters of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defined disability as “(a) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual; (b) a record of having such an impairment; or (c) being regarded as having such an impairment.”

An employer who raises the same-actor defense asserts that:

Blowfish Industries reduced employee benefits as a means to cut costs. The union wanted to enter into a collective bargaining agreement as Blowfish rejected its demands and refused to bargain and listen to the union’s proposals. The following day, Blowfish locked the employees out. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

An employer has a legitimate interest in monitoring employee email when the purpose is to:

Mary is a librarian at a university that is supported by a religious institution. She opens a bar near the university. Her supervisor tells her that she will lose her job as a librarian unless she closes the bar or sells her interest in it since the tenets of the religious institution oppose drinking. When Mary refuses to do so, she is fired. She brings a case alleging religious discrimination. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?