Reference no: EM133010898

Scenario

Layla Jones is employed as a flight attendant. She typically wears a small cross on a necklace under her uniform. Her employer has a uniform policy for required attire and expectations for breaching their uniform policy. The policy is written from a corporate standpoint and works to avoid enforcing one's own interests and views.

Seven years after working for the airline, Layla started wearing her cross openly over her uniform as a sign of her commitment to her faith. This was a breach of the company's uniform policy. Layla stated she had made the decision to begin wearing it on the outside of her uniform when the policy allowed for her fellow coworkers to wear their turbans and the hijab.

• Determine whether or not Layla's situation constitutes religious discrimination. Explain your reasoning.
• Discuss if there is evidence or no evidence of any real encroachment on the interests of others.
• Explain if your findings and determination would change if Layla's coworkers had to align to the policy completely.