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Actions Have Consequences: More And More Companies Are Screening Candidates For Antisemitic Protests You can have your "free speech", but just know that some future hiring places may not take kindly to your "extracurricular activities".
Kudos to the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP for implementing proactive measures to reduce the likelihood of hiring people who participated in antisemitic protests or engaged in other antisemitic behavior while in college or law school. According to the article at the link below, the firm believes individuals who participated in college protests should be held responsible for their actions, as well as the actions of those around them. To this end, the firm will conduct background checks on potential first-year associates to scrutinize applicants’ involvement with pro-Palestinian groups and campus protests, looking for examples of antisemitism. According to the new policy, an example of disqualifying behavior will include use of the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” As Joseph Shenker of Sullivan & Cromwell explained, “People are taking their outrage about what’s going on in Gaza and turning it into racist antisemitism.” I expect other law firms and businesses will take similar approaches (if they have not already) to reduce the risk of hiring individuals who participated in antisemitic protests or engaged in other antisemitic behavior. As I noted in a post several months ago (see https://lnkd.in/eprwQ2_x), hiring such individuals exposes employers to potential liability under a variety of legal theories. By being more vigilant in the hiring process, as Sullivan & Cromwell is doing, employers will reduce the risk to these potential liabilities and foster more hospitable and productive working environments. https://lnkd.in/eJshwtsH
Well done. As we know, it doesn’t start and end with Jews. No one wants a rampant racist in the workplace.
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1moI saw several months ago that students were in heavy denial of their being listed in pro Palestinian groups on campus as their names became known to future potential employers. Fair is fair.