Apex is a government contractor manufacturing components for the most advanced intelligence dronefor the National Security Agency $($NSA$).$ The Wood County Facility is dedicated to testing and researchand sits on $20$ isolated acres in rural Wood County Ohio. You are the onsite Human Resource Manager,and the date is March $1,2024.$ There are approximately $350$ employees working in two shifts $8$ AM to $4$PM and $3$ PM to $11$ PM$.$ The work environment is flexible primarily because the project requirescollaboration among team members. Because of security issues and the remote location of the facility,Apex provides a cafeteria which operates $11$ AM to $6$ PM$.$ The cafeteria also provides a place where teammembers can exchange ideas and engage in discussions. The facility director has come to you for asolution to what he perceives as a problem. The researcher in charge of the second shift shared with theDirector a request from about $20$ employees, all US citizens. Some are Naturalized Citizens from theMiddle East and Pakistan, but the majority are US born. The employees are Muslim. Ramadan runs fromMarch $12,2024,$ to April $11,2024.$ In keeping with their religion, they have requested that they beallowed to share a communal meal $($Iftar$)$ after sundown each day of Ramadan to break the sunup tosundown fast. They have volunteered to prepare the meal that they would share. The Second Shiftsupervisor is quite upset with the request. He cites several concerns. $1.$ The interruption to the shift$$sworkflow$.2.$ The use of company equipment by non$-$authorized employees $($cafeteria$).3.$ The impact onother employees because of $$strange foods$.4.$ The strain that this might cause other employeesbecause of the appearance of clique forming in the shift. $5.$ What other employees might request if therequest is granted.Considering Title VII prohibitions against discrimination and Groff v$.$ DeJoy, $143$ S$.$ Ct$.2279(2023).$ Whatdo you tell the Facility Director? Identify potential HR issues. How do you address any potentialdiscrimination? How would you develop accommodation if appropriate? The memorandum should be $2-3$ pages in length. I have provided a suggested format. You must use a minimum of three separatesources $($in addition to the two cited below$)$ for your research. Include citations to research materials.This assignment is worth $125$ points. It will be graded on responsiveness to the questions, the grammarand spelling, and your research. This assignment is due March $17,2024,$ at $11$:$59$ PM