Equal Pay & Religious tolerance.
Instructions
https://www.newsweek.com/why-were-wahlberg-and-williams-paid-differently-same-work-782718
Read Article and answer these questions
Does the pay disparity between Wahlberg and Williams constitute illegal pay discrimination?
If so, is the studio, the agency, Wahlberg, or Williams most at fault? The compensation gap between Wahlberg and Williams raises the question of whether or not this constitutes criminal pay discrimination.
If this is the case, who is more at fault: the production company, the agency, Wahlberg, or Williams?
Of what relevance is the fact that Williams agreed to work on these unfavorable terms without trying to bargain for more compensation?
Did Wahlberg do anything wrong in driving a hard bargain given the reason for the reshoot?
Did his decision to donate his salary to a women’s defense fund rectify any harm created by the pay disparity in the first place?
What, if any, connection does this fairly unique situation have to the broader issue of pay inequity in the workplace or gender equality more generally?
Read the Abercrombie and Fitch Religious Discrimination case from the textbook. Briefly answer the following questions. You can be honest about your thoughts.
1. Do stores have a right to implement such ‘look policies’? Why or why not?
2. Do you think this was a case of religious discrimination and the EEOC was justified in filing a lawsuit against A & F, on behalf of the lady? Why or why not?
