Employers are permitted to differentiate among job applicants to make hiring decisions. The constraint the federal government puts on this process is that it limits the grounds upon which an employer may differentiate.

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The federal government prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants on the basis of certain protected characteristics such as race, gender, age, religion, and disability, among others. Therefore, while employers may differentiate among job applicants to make hiring decisions, they may only do so based on legitimate job-related criteria.

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