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In reply to the discussion: Muslim Flight Attendant Refuses to Serve Alcohol- Do Republicans support her? [View all]Ms. Toad
(38,663 posts)They would have a much better case had they made that argument up front - not as a rationalization for why the accommodation was yanked after a bigoted complaint was filed (or had they terminated the accommodation on their own after trying it and reaching the conclusion that it was not feasible based on their size). Accommodations sometimes (often) require others to be inconvenienced, or tolerate work situations they would not necessarily choose to - but for the law. That is the nature of accommodations. The problem here will be sorting out the co-worker's bigotry from the significance of the accommodation's impact on his/her work
As for your final comment, since she made a request for religious accommodations, it would certainly be appropriate for the airline to identify the essential functions of the job (which it should have already done - since creating them retrospectively makes them suspect) and to give her an opportunity to confirm that she can perform those functions without an accommodation and/or request accommodations. What it can't do is exactly what you (and others in this thread) have done - speculate about other restrictions you believe she would feel compelled to follow, and terminate her based on your expectation about what her beliefs require of her.