Is it legal if my roommate applied for a job but twas refused because he supposedly had on a hat that had a marijuana image on it and the manager told him that’s why they refused his application?

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Is it legal if my roommate applied for a job but twas refused because he supposedly had on a hat that had a marijuana image on it and the manager told him that’s why they refused his application?

Isn’t this discrimination?

Asked on March 17, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

Legally actionable discrimination has to do with a person receiving less favorable treatment due to their race, religion, nationality, disability, etc. There is no protection that covers a situation such as you have described. Accordingly, this prospective employer was within its legal rights to set the conditions of the application process much as it saw fit, including not hiring your friend for what was shown on the hat that he was wearing. The only exception might be if turning your friend down for work under the circumstances breached the terms of any applicable union/collective bargaining agreement.


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