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Treton Communication Case Study

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A Case Study of Possible Employee Discrimination at Treton Communications, Inc.
The purpose of this paper is to examine religious discrimination and racial harassment in the context of a possible workplace infraction regarding an employee at Treton Communications, Inc. This paper will address what is legally needed in order for religious discrimination to exist. This paper will also seek to determine if Treton Communications, Inc. is guilty of religious by matching the facts of the case to the legal criteria. In addition, this paper will also address what is legally needed in order for racial harassment to exist, with the intent of determining if Treton Communications Inc. is guilty of racial harassment by also matching the facts to the legal criteria. Lastly, this paper evaluates the actions of the Human Resources (HR) director, in response to Maalick’s situation to determine what she did well and she needed to do better. Ultimately, this paper posits that Treton Communications did discriminate against Maalick based on his religious beliefs, and the company also subjected Maalick to racial harassment by not taking proactive measures to stop inappropriate behavior of its employees towards Maalick.
Background
Based on the Treton Communications, Inc. case study (2007) MarShawn DeMur started as a management intern working summers while attending college. Following his graduation, DeMur was hired as a customer service supervisor overseeing three technicians in one of the

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