What are the legal and ethical issues in this case what is

Question

Read the Case Study "Is Hiring on the Basis of 'Looks' Justified or Discriminatory?" and answer the following questions-

1. What are the legal and ethical issues in this case?

2. What is your evaluation of the concept of the "A&F look?" Have you personally observed this concept in practice?

3. Are the employment practices of A&F discriminatory? Are they unfair? What ethical principles or precepts guide your analysis? Since Abercrombie did not admit guilt, does the settlement bring closure to this issue of "looks" discrimination?

4. What could A&F and other retailers be doing, that they are not doing, that would make their hiring practices less controversial?

5. Where do you draw the line on A&F's hiring practices? Are there acceptable ways in which they could pursue "the look" in employment? If so, how do you determine what is acceptable and what is not?

Answer 1

Read and review the Case Study titled ‘Is hiring on the Basis of Looks Justified or Discriminatory’? And answer the given questions. 1) Illustrate what are the legal and ethical issues in the case? 2) Describe what is your assessment of the concept of ‘A&F look’? Have you personally noticed this concept in practice? 3) Are the employment practices of the A&F discriminatory? Are they unfair? Illustrate what ethical principles or precepts guide your assessment? Since Abercrombie didn’t admit guilt, does the settlement bring closure to this issue of ‘looks’ discrimination? 4) Illustrate what could A&F and other retailers be doing, that they are not doing, and that would make their recruiting practices less controversial?