Religion and Retail: When Employees Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
<p>The stories are appearing more frequently in the news now that Roe v. Wade was overturned. In Hayward, Wisconsin, a small town in the northwestern quadrant, a cashier at the local <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/07/22/cashier-wisconsin-walgreens-refuses-sell-condoms-couple/10123263002/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Walgreens refused to sell </a>a couple some condoms because of his faith. After embarrassing the couple in front of other customers, he directed them to another employee to complete the transaction.</p>
<p>Walgreen’s policy is that individual employees have the right to refuse to complete transactions if they have “a moral or religious conviction” about completing the transactions. The store’s policy states that in such instances the employees are to refer the customer to another employee or a manager to complete the transaction.</p>
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