FACT SITUATION $1$: Taylor, a $35-$year$-$old, works at Main Street Brewery, a private

company that has $20$ employees. As you can guess, the company brews beer but it is

for local distribution only. It must remain at a certain temperature to hold the flavor.

Taylor has worked at Main Street for six years and it has been a very enjoyable work

experience. However, the crew on which Taylor works was recently assigned a new

supervisor. Taylor identifies as nonbinary. The new supervisor has informed Taylor

that she can no longer use $$they$/$them$$ but must respond to she$/$her$.$ Taylor told the

manager that the supervisor was being unreasonable, and the manager told Taylor to

$$just go along with it$.$ Immediately after this conversation with the manager, Taylor

started receiving only the most unpleasant assignments and shifts $$ cleaning the vats,

scrubbing the toilets, working $11$ p$.$m$.7$ a$.$m$.$ etc. which was very different from her

previous assignment. Again, Taylor complained to the manager, which is a recognized

process in the employee manual. The manager said, $$Informants get reprimands and

end up in no man$$s land. Take this as a lesson and be glad things haven$$t been worse!$$

Soon after, Taylor was informed that she would have to work on Sunday. Taylor said

that it wouldn$$t work because of church commitments. Taylor offered to find a substitute

worker for that Sunday. Taylor was informed that if Taylor didn$$t work the shift, Taylor

would be fired. Taylor went to church and was fired upon arrival for the next shift on

Monday. Taylor files an EEOC claim.

QUESTION $1(10$ points$)$

Is Main Street Brewery. a covered employer under Title VII for purposes of

Taylor$$s claims.

$1.$ No$,$ because they only have $20$ employees, so they are not covered employees

under Title VII for Taylor$$s claim.

$2.$ No$,$ because they are a private employer so they will never be subject to a federal

law.

$3.$ Yes, because Main Street Brewery consistently employed more than $15$ employees,

it is a covered employer under Title VII for purposes of Taylor$$s claims.

$4.$ Yes, because Main Street Brewery was a private employer and they automatically

qualify as a covered employer under Title VII for the purposes of Taylor$$s claims.