Marcus,a prolific shoe buyer,refuses to be assisted by male store clerks.The owner of Your Shoe Town,therefore,informs his staff that only female employees should attend to Marcus because he does not want to anger a patron of his store.One of the male clerks,Austen,believes that this is illegal gender discrimination.Also,since part of his incentive pay is based on meeting the monthly sales target,he feels that this policy illegally denies him the opportunity to earn incentives because of his gender.Is Austen correct?

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Not allowing male clerks to attend to Marcus or any other customers is illegal gender discrimination because customer preference is not a legitimate and protected reason to treat otherwise-qualified employees differently based on gender. An employer is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 if the employer does not permit an employee of a certain gender to deal with a customer because the customer does not wish to deal with someone of that gender and the employee is thereby denied valuable work experience or earning potential.

Marcus,a Prolific Shoe Buyer,refuses to Be Assisted by Male Store