Octagonian Steel Fabricators Inc.hires Mahinder,a practicing Sikh,as a forklift driver.Occupational safety regulations and company rules require all employees in the plant to wear a hardhat.Mahinder refuses to wear the hardhat because he is unwilling to cover his turban.Octagonian demotes him to another role that does not require him to wear a hardhat. Mahinder brings a case under Title VII (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)in which he alleges discrimination based on religion.Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

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Octagonian Steel Fabricators Inc. will win if a demotion was the only alternative available that did not cause undue hardship. An employer can discriminate against an employee for religious reasons if to do otherwise causes the employer undue hardship. The employer's only alternative may involve demoting or even terminating the employee, depending on the circumstances. This is not prohibited if all other alternatives present the employer with an undue hardship.