/ 15 Contribution Points
Disability Case Questions
“Making the Hidden Visible”
1. What is Tania Kay’s disability? How does invisibility make things more difficult for her at work? (3 points)
2. What are three instances that suggest the company has a culture or social norms about health, youth, and competition? How does this culture impact Kay? (3 points)
3. Does Kay’s hidden disability make her less effective as a marketing manager? Explain. (4 points)
4. If you were Kay’s manager, what are some changes you would implement, and how? (5 points)
15 contribution points
Managing Religion in the Workplace
Challenges related to managing religion in the workplace are on the rise, as are religious discrimination claims and settlements. This case examines two incidents of alleged religious discrimination that made their way to the US Supreme Court.
1. Summarize the main issues for each case,
iefly, in one or two sentences. Refer to Exhibit 2 for A&F and the laws in place in Colorado for Masterpiece Cakeshop on page 11 for assistance. (2 points each)
2a. What is Abercrombie’s “the Look” and how does it relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act? (2 points)
2b. What is a public accommodation and how is this related to the cake shop case? (2 points)
3. As far as religious accommodations, is there a difference if a company is privately owned versus publicly held? To what degree should business owners and leaders express their values through their companies’ operations? (2 points)
4. Would you have handled each of these situations differently if you were in the management team at A&F or the owner of the cake shop? Why or why not? (use back of page, 7 points total)