The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
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Chapter 21, Problem 1CT
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Case summary: A company wants to use the information from an applicant’s post on social media, to use it in its hiring process. The company does not want to be accused of hiring discrimination.
To find: The way by which a company can access candidate’s social media information without facing the risk of hiring discrimination.
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