Question to anyone that knows:
We know there are various things that you can't discriminate over when deciding on who is successful in applying for a job (or denying those applying for a job). For example, race, gender (unless inherent), sexual orientation, etc.
Is it wrong to deny a job (or pass favour to someone else for a job) for someone you may hold a prejudice against due to their alleged or apparent criminal history? In the latter case, let's say the woman we are discussing in the current sub-thread applied for a job. All other things being relatively equal, as an employer would there be rights to say, "We will select that candidate (not the woman) because we know she was involved in a car accident (based on what we heard in the media)?" Or, would the woman have a recourse to litigate based on discrimination or prejudice?
(Put aside the apparent or real superficiality of this example for now...)
I guess a similar thing holds for, say, teachers who were accused of sexual misbehaviour but were later fully exonerated (e.g. there have been cases where it was proven that the students who made the accusations had completely fabricated the accusations). However, it seems they are doomed not to be able to get another job as a teacher, and other jobs for that matter.
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