Mock Trial of an MCAD Religious Discrimination, Failure to Accommodate & Retaliation Case
Strategies and techniques for presenting and defending a winning case before the MCAD
- Product Number: 2180182P01
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The expert panel simulates portions of an MCAD Public Hearing. This year’s fact pattern involves an accountant who had worked at a consulting firm for 20 years, who refused to comply with a new office policy requiring employees to clock-in and clock-out using a biometric hand scanner. The Complainant requested an exemption, asserting she "feared damnation" from its use. The Complainant believed the scanner was "part of an identification system and collection of personal information that would be used by the Antichrist, as described in the New Testament Book of Revelation, to identify followers with the 'mark of the Beast'" and explained that her religion—"Onionhead" forbade scanning. The firm denied her request and warned that she would face discipline, including discharge, if she repeatedly missed scans. After receiving two progressive discipline warnings for missed hand scans, the Complainant quit and filed a Charge of Discrimination at the MCAD.
Observe seasoned employment attorneys as they present key aspects of the Complainant's and Respondent's respective cases to an MCAD Hearing Officer. Then hear firsthand from the Hearing Officer what presentation styles, techniques, and strategies were effective.
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