At the law firm of Olde & Waize, it is the receptionist's job to coordinate a monthly birthday celebration, which includes ordering and picking up the cake, putting up the birthday flyers and setting up and cleaning up the room afterwards. Harold is the new receptionist. He informs Ms. Olde that he cannot coordinate the birthday celebrations because his religion doesn't believe in birthday celebrations.
I. Olde & Waize should cease the practice of having birthday celebrations even if it makes the other employees angry.
II. Olde & Waize can accommodate Harold by assigning the coordination of birthday celebrations as additional duties for another employee.
III. Olde & Waize can accommodate Harold by having him set up and clean up the room, similar to what would be done for any other event or meeting with food, while assigning other employees to order and pick up the cake and put up the birthday fliers.
IV. Olde & Waize can ask other employees to volunteer to take on all of the birthday party tasks so that Harold can be accommodated.

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Olde & Waize can accommodate Harold's religious beliefs by assigning others to handle the tasks of ordering the cake and putting up flyers, while still allowing Harold to set up and clean up the room. This is a reasonable accommodation that respects Harold's religious beliefs without disrupting the office's tradition of celebrating employee birthdays. Asking for volunteers to take on the birthday party tasks is another viable option. It is not necessary to cease the practice of birthday celebrations altogether, as this would cause dissent amongst other employees.

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