1. Looking back at the opening case scenario, did the HR staff that failed to report the candidate’s conviction and parole on the “approval to hire” form commit an ethical lapse, or was it just a clerical error?

2. The company seems to prohibit the hiring of anyone with a felony conviction for any position. Do you think this is an ethically valid practice for this, or any, company to block hiring any felon, of should the nature of the crime for which they were convicted by part of the decision? Why or why not?