Problem:
Your friend Vernie, a Muslim, applied for a job at Bigmart, Inc. Bigmart is a national chain of discount furniture stores. She scored very well on interviews but ultimately was not hired by Bigmart. During the interviews she wore a traditional hijab and now believes she was not hired because of it. Knowing you are graduate student studying Title VII, she asks you if she has a claim against Bigmart. You tell her: she can make a Title VII claim against Bigmart, but will likely lose because Bigmart has the ability to set reasonable workplace policies. she can make a Title VII claim against Bigmart, and will likely win if she can demonstrate that the hijab was the reason she wasn't hired. she never worked for Bigmart, so she has no Title VII claim against Aim. she cannot win a Title VII claim against Bigmart because Title VII does not provide protection against religious discrimination.