Posted: May 8th, 2017

Dave is a member of the talent acquisition team at a pharmaceutical company. He almost always follows official guidelines when communicating in a professional capacity. However, he recently wrote an “off the record” letter to an applicant mentioning that while his credentials were excellent, he could not be offered employment as Dave’s next hire needed to fulfill certain diversity requirements

Dave is a member of the talent acquisition team at a pharmaceutical company. He almost

always follows official guidelines when communicating in a professional capacity.

However, he recently wrote an “off the record” letter to an applicant mentioning that while

his credentials were excellent, he could not be offered employment as Dave’s next hire

needed to fulfill certain diversity requirements. Can the company be held legally

accountable in this instance? Why or why not?