Cracker Barrel, the chain of restaurants and shops, surveyed customers and found
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Question
Cracker Barrel, the chain of restaurants and shops, surveyed customers and found out that they disliked being served by homosexuals. Cracker Barrel adopted a policy of not hiring homosexuals. Do you think a violateion of an EEO law has occurred? If yes, what law was violateed? Explain (why or why not). ROMEO. Mr. Romeo Casanova is the 45 year old Chief Managing Partner of 1-800-Car pets, LLP, a company that sells rugs. Ms. Maria Pura Inocencia was just hired as a telephone operator at 1-800-Carpets. Maria is 19 years old and very pretty. Romeo brings flowers to her cubicle at work and asks her out on a date. Do you think a violateion of an EEO law has occurred? If yes, what law was violateed? Explain (why or why not). BELLA AND BRUTUS. Bella is an attractive woman who tries to be nice to everyone she works with at the Los Angeles County Bureau of Bureaucracy (LAC-BOB). Her co-worker, Brutus, stops by Bella's cubicle several times every day to chat, tell her jokes, and flirt. Bella finds that Brutus' regular interruptions interfere with her work. She would really prefer that Brutus just left her alone, but her mother taught her to be polite to everyone. Do you think a violateion of an EEO law has occurred? If yes, what law was violateed Explain (why or why not).Explanation / Answer
Cracker
Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred?
Yes
What law?
Sex based discrimination, because Cracker Barrel is not hiring any homosexual based on their sexual orientation. Just because a survey revealed their customer don’t want to be served by homosexual, by law they can’t deny the job to someone qualify just because of his sexual orientation.
Romeo
Do you think a violation of EEO law has occurred?
No, Romeo just brought flowers to the cubicle, didn’t commit any kind of harassment.
Bella and Brutus
Do you think a violation of EEO law has occurred?
No, Brutus was only being nice to Bella because she was nice to everyone. He was trying to obtain a date and since Bella never said no he keeps trying.