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Mr. Polk's Religious Beliefs: Case Study

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In my opinion, Mr. Polk should be allowed to wear dreadlocks based on his religious beliefs. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating in employment based on race, religion, skin color, sex, or national origin (Bernardin & Russell, 2013). For this reason Mr. Polk should be allowed to wear his dreadlocks based on his religious beliefs. As long as Mr. Polk’s dreadlocks are clean and neat I do not see a need to require him to not wear them. The policy seems to be discriminatory as other races are allowed to wear long ponytails. FedEx’s policy is a bit unclear as it states that employees should have a reasonable style; who determines what is reasonable or not reasonable. What is the reason that the

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