Is there ever a legal reason for an employer to discriminate based on race?
Rarely, a “bona fide occupational qualification” can be applied to discrimination based on race. For example, if a film director wanted to hire an individual to play the part of a Hispanic mother in his next movie, the director could “discriminate” against an African-American, or white woman who interviewed for the job because being Hispanic is an integral part of the job. Otherwise, there is no legitimate excuse for race-based discrimination in the workplace.
