You are conducting interviews for a mid-level management office position at your company. You have a fulsome Job Description that includes educational and experiential requirements, the duties and responsibilities, and all of the physical requirements for the position. The physical requirements include the ability to read and write, the ability to walk through the building on a periodic basis to check in on employees who report to the position, and the ability to attend and participate in meetings that include visual presentations and written agendas. The interviews are multi-step: each candidate rotates through several interviewers, including you.

1. A candidate with dark skin and a full beard, wearing a turban, enters your office and appears upset.He tells you that he just completed an interview with a different manager, and that person took one look at him and make a derogatory remark about Muslims and something along the lines of we dont hire Arabs here. The candidate is highly offended.
   1. He lets you know he is indeed a practicing Muslim, born in the Middle East but a Legal Permanent Resident in the United States, and can prove he is able to work. If he is not hired, does he have a claim for discrimination?If he is hired, does he have a claim for discrimination?
   2. Alternatively, he is tells you he is Sikh, not Muslim. Does he still have a claim for discrimination?
   3. What do you do about the manager who asked the question?