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Ms. Meadows does not think that Ms. Anderson will fit with the image of Creative Crown and has told her that she will not be hired as a stylist. Ms. Anderson has filed an employment discrimination complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Based on the New York City Civil Rights Law and the advisory from the New York City Commission on Human Rights, explain whether Ms. Meadows can legally refuse to hire Ms. Anderson using an IRAC analysis.

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Amanda Meadows graduated from Lehman College with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration in May 2019. In January 2020, she opened her own hair salon, named Creative Crowns, in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Ms. Meadows worked very hard as a hair stylist while attending college, with the goal of owning her own business. She has borrowed money to renovate the salon space and has a very clear idea about the branding for her business. Ms. Meadows purchased her salon from the former owner, who had a successful business for forty (40) years and a stable staff for the last twenty (20) years. Many of the clients were elderly white women, who have been wearing the same hair style for most of their adult lives.

Ms. Meadows wants her shop to be more diverse in gender and age. She also wants to offer a variety of services, in addition to hair cut and style. The salon is in a predominately older, white neighborhood and Ms. Meadows understands that the transition to her brand will take time. Therefore, she has offered positions to the three (3) stylists who worked with the former owner and hopes that the clients will continue to have their hair done at Creative Crowns.

Ms. Meadows has also hired six (6) younger stylists who are able to offer a range of services. The stylists must wear clothing that is gray, white and/or black. The newly hired stylists also have a very similar look, with straight hair and a hair cut and color that reflects very specific styles. They are free to change their hair style and color, as long as it fits with the Creative Crown brand. Ms. Meadows wants the stylists to model the types of styles available to clients. Creative Crowns has two receptionists and several employees who prepare clients, such as washing hair. One of the receptionists is African-American and one of the stylists is Puerto Rican.

Ms. Meadows is looking for a tenth stylist and has interviewed Sandra Anderson. Ms. Anderson recently moved to Riverdale from Brooklyn. She is a New York State licensed cosmetologist and has five (5) years of diverse experience as a stylist. She worked for two (2) years at a salon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a predominately white, upper class neighborhood. She also worked for three (3) years in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a predominately African-American neighborhood. Her resume highlights experience with: natural hair texture that is tightlycoiled or tightly-curled as well as hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, fades, and Afros. Ms. Anderson has her hair styled in cornrow braids.