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1) What is the legal basis for the EEOC to hold that JBS-SWIFT had violated the employees’ civil rights?

a. JBS-SWIFT created an unfriendly work environment and the company discriminated against the Muslim workers when it refused to allow them to pray according to their religious beliefs. The company also reacted against the Muslims by firing employees when they requested that their evening break be moved so that they could break their fast and pray at sundown during the month of Ramadan. JBS-Swift did not make reasonable accommodation for employees’ religious beliefs when scheduling them to work. They also did not provide the option for employees to use personal leave for holiday time.

2) Contrast the solutions to the Tyson situation and the JBS-SWIFT situation. Which is likely to have the greatest positive impact on the company and why?

a. In contrasting the solutions to the Tyson Foods situation and the JBS-Swift situation, Tyson Foods’ solution involved having eight paid holidays, which included a personal holiday. JBS-Swift set up special prayer rooms at its plants and allowed Muslim workers to pray 5 times per day. I think that JBS-Swift is likely to have the greatest positive impact on the company because its decision to provide a place on site and allow the employees’ time to pray on the job keeps the employees on-site and allows production to continue. Non-Muslim employees who do not have to pray five times daily should be given the option to use this time for a break or should be allowed to leave work at an earlier time.