Toni Morrison Case Summary

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1. What are the legal and ethical issues involved in this case? Was it ethical for Gladys Morrison to have applied for the position in this first place?

Legally, the pregnancy is not a reason to be disqualified. In case this happens, that would be an undesirable business practice. According to them, she is clearly the best candidate for that position from all the applicants. If they do not hire her, it would be ethically wrong. In my opinion, it was ethical for Gladys Morrison to apply, but it was not ethical for that she did not say anything about her pregnancy, so they could know about it from her and not other people. Telling them about the pregnancy, she would give them a better impression of herself. In the same way, she should have

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