One of the engineers at Clearwater Electronics is a devout Muslim and is required to attend prayer services at his mosque during the day on Friday for a short period. He has asked his direct supervisor in the past if he might take time off, but his supervisor said it would be too inconvenient. The engineer has now asked HR for help in determining if a reasonable accommodation could be made so he can attend the midday prayer service. Which of the following statements would be considered the best “reasonable accommodation” HR can present to the supervisor? The company could allow the engineer to take his lunch break to attend the prayer service. If he is late returning, he can make up the time at the end of the day. The company could remodel a storage area as a prayer space, which would require at least six thousand dollars for the remodel because of the need for washroom facilities. The company could ask another employee to cover for the time the engineer is gone and pay them double for the inconvenience. The company could tell the engineer to pray wherever he can find space and just let his supervisor know when he will be gone.

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One of the engineers at Clearwater Electronics is a devout Muslim and is required to attend prayer services at his mosque during the day on Friday for a short period. He has asked his direct supervisor in the past if he might take time off, but his supervisor said it would be too inconvenient. The engineer has now asked HR for help in determining if a reasonable accommodation could be made so he can attend the midday prayer service. Which of the following statements would be considered the best “reasonable accommodation” HR can present to the supervisor?

The company could allow the engineer to take his lunch break to attend the prayer service. If he is late returning, he can make up the time at the end of the day.
The company could remodel a storage area as a prayer space, which would require at least six thousand dollars for the remodel because of the need for washroom facilities.
The company could ask another employee to cover for the time the engineer is gone and pay them double for the inconvenience.
The company could tell the engineer to pray wherever he can find space and just let his supervisor know when he will be gone.