Please read the following 2 short hypothetical cases and create an answer of at least 200 words for each of the 2 scenarios.

(1) Wrongful Discharge. Denton and Carlo were employed at an appliance plant. Their job required them to perform occasional maintenance work while standing on a wire mesh twenty feet above the plant floor. Other employees had fallen through the mesh, and one of them had been killed by the fall. When their supervisor told them to perform tasks that would likely involve walking on the mesh, Denton and Carlo refused because they feared they might suffer bodily injury or death. Because they refused to do the requested work, the two employees were fired from their jobs. Was their discharge wrongful? If so, under what federal employment law? To what federal agency or department should they turn for assistance? (HINT: Look at information about Employment at Will.)

(2) Religious Discrimination. Gina Gomez, a devout Roman Catholic, worked for Sams Department Stores, Inc., in Phoenix, Arizona. Sams considered Gomez a productive employee because her sales exceeded $200,000 per year. At the time, the store gave its managers the discretion to grant unpaid leave to employees but prohibited vacations or leave during the holiday seasonOctober through December. Gomez felt that she had a calling to go on a pilgrimage in October to a location in Bosnia where some persons claimed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church had not designated the site an official pilgrimage site, the visions were not expected to be stronger in October, and tours were available at other times. The store managers denied Gomezs request for leave, but she had a nonrefundable ticket and left anyway. Sams terminated her employment, and she could not find another job. Can Gomez establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination? Explain. (HINT: Read some information about Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.)