Michelle P$.($Michelle$)$ has worked for Fair Coffee Global, Inc. $($the Company$),$ as a

Procurement Assistant since $2015.$ Michelle's supervisor, Gina L$.($Gina$),$ is openly a

homosexual. At the beginning of this year, Gina was going on vacation. Before she left,

Michelle gave her a few books to read on her trip, one of which was Pastor Rick Warren$$s

The Purpose$-$Driven Life. She let Gina know that the books had a Christian, Biblical

worldview.

After Gina returned from vacation, they both went into Michelle$$s office to discuss

work$-$related issues. Gina brought up the books and told Michelle that she was going

through the $40-$days of purpose $($from the book$).$ Gina began to share with and express to

Michelle that she feels Christianity is a "narrow$-$minded" viewpoint. She claimed that

there are verses in the Bible that support homosexuality. Michelle disagreed. By the end

of the conversation, they agreed to disagree on this issue and hugged. Michelle felt the

discussion ended well.

The following week, Gina emailed Michelle saying that she should not talk about those

subjects at work in the future because Michelle might be seen as $$intolerant$$ by other

co$-$workers. Michelle responded with a clarifying email stating that she agreed with Gina

and they should not have those conversations at work. She also restated that she respects

Gina and that the issue is not homosexuality but how Gina responds to Christ.

One week after the above conversation, Michelle was called by Human Resource

Director Charles M$.($Charles$)$ into Human Resource $($HR$)$ and was told that Gina

had filed a complaint against her. He informed Michelle that she had acted in violation of

the Company$$s Respect, Harassment, and Discrimination Policies. $($Gina had submitted

to the company a written statement of her version of the conversation$).$ In distress,

Michelle signed to verify Gina$$s statement without thoroughly reviewing it$.$ Charles gave

her two options: $(1)$ She could either be terminated that day, or $(2)$ remain there for

another six weeks and then resign. Michelle had to choose the latter $$ that is to stay with

the organization for six weeks subject to resignation.

When she got home that day, she read Gina$$s statement and discovered that it was

an inaccurate account of their discussion. After she realized this, Michelle complained to

Charles. He advised her to write her own statement so that he would attach it to Gina$$s$.$

Michelle was placed on a $$leave of administration$$ for an unknown time period. She

became extremely upset and threatened to sue the company. She and Charles have tried,

but failed to negotiate a successful resolution with the other party so far. Now both parties

are willing to try negotiation once more