Polar Plus Industries has a zero tolerance policy on discrimination and harassment based on race,color,gender,national origin,religion,or sexual orientation.The policy states that employees need to treat each other with respect.Estelle,a Polar Plus employee,is assigned a project with four other co-workers,including Marty,an openly gay man.Estelle believes that homosexuality is immoral and acknowledging Marty in any way would be like accepting homosexuality,which goes against her religion.Thus,she refuses to communicate or work with Marty.As a result,her team has difficulty completing its project.In this scenario,:

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Estelle has no right to treat her co-worker in ways that discriminate and expose her employer to liability. If an employer has hired someone an employee does not like, for whatever reason, an employee has to decide what it is worth for him or her. Refusing to work with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) co-worker as required or otherwise treating the co-worker in ways that discriminate and expose the employer to liability is simply not an option.

Polar Plus Industries Has a Zero Tolerance Policy on Discrimination