Discuss the below:
Q1. Reed v. Great Lakes Cos. (330 F.3d 931 (7th Cir. 2003)
What is the Title VII definition and requirements for an employer concerning religion in the workplace? In this case, what was the employee's argument to the court? What was his religious claim based upon and would his "religion" be included within the definition of Title VII? How did the court ultimately rule and why?
Q2. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC (132 S.Ct. 694 (2013)
State the facts of the case, the issue, the Supreme Court ruling and why. In other words, a short brief of the case. How did the Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. V. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), relate to this case? Did this Smith case help the Respondent, Cheryl Perich?
Q3. EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. (575 U.S. ____ (2015))
What were the facts of the case and how would you characterize the issue? What type of claim was asserted by the plaintiff and what was the employment policy being challenged? How did the 10th Circuit rule versus how the Supreme Court ruled? Finally, what did the Supreme Court have to say about religious belief and religious practice?