It's not forbidden in the US corporate world, but many employers and HR try to avoid the issue. The main reason is because the salary range for employees doing the same exact job can be so wide....and they just don't want other employees finding out what others make.
Saying our values don't align with the interviewee is bullshit though. That's just an excuse for we don't want to hire you...could be for any reason.
It's nice that the president of the company stepped up and gave her that second interview (after she gave them plenty of bad publicity on social media).
Hopefully it was genuine and not just a marketing move to save face.
I hope so, too.
Seems like an awfully inefficient way of doings things. As now the woman has had to hurt business at the very company she hopes to work for.
True. But, in our current world, that's sometimes what is necessary to get people to do the right thing. At least with social media, she has a means of doing so that is impactful and will make the company respond to her.
Reporting on real events should not be viewed as a thwart. It was the HR who was the real reason the business was hurt, not the applicant. Still, nobody is and can be expected to be perfect in every aspect, so I don't see a reason why both could not work at the company after the problem has been resolved.