The never-ending war

I ran across this piece while randomly perusing the NY Post

I work for a recruiting firm. My boss said that we should not be referring any candidates for jobs if they worked for the Trump administration in any capacity. I don’t feel comfortable with that, but I am not sure how to handle it. Is it legal to discriminate based on where someone worked previously?

It’s not a matter of legality, it’s a matter of ethics. Throughout history, keeping “lists” of people has never been for good, only for bad. It’s a hiring manager’s prerogative to evaluate candidates based on where they worked and for whom and decide whether that experience is suitable for the job or culture. But for a recruiting firm to insert their own politics into the process and ban applicants because of where they worked is simply outrageous. Where someone worked or for whom doesn’t mean that person embodies the same characteristics or values of their employer. I can’t tell you what to do, but I know I wouldn’t obey that order, and I wouldn’t work for someone who tried to enforce it. I understand if you can’t quit or lose your job, but would you like me to reject you for employment because of your boss?

It really is war, and it’s heating up