Grace is a police officer with the Washington County Police Department.Anti-abortion protestors announce that they are going to hold rallies at medical clinics where abortions are performed in Washington County.The police department decides to assign police officers to guard the clinics.Grace tells the chief of police that she has strong religious beliefs opposing abortion and cannot guard such a clinic.The chief tells Grace she can patrol elsewhere during the rallies.During one of the rallies,a riot occurs at one of the clinics,and Grace is one of the officers called to assist.She refuses to respond to the emergency call and is fired.Grace claims religious discrimination.Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

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The department will win because the department could not excuse her from responding to the emergency call without causing an 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.

Grace Is a Police Officer with the Washington County Police