Protected classes are typically things that people cant change about themselves, which largely doesn't apply to people who have been convicted of crimes. It al

Protected classes are typically things that people cant change about themselves, which largely doesn't apply to people who have been convicted of crimes. It also has the downside of not allowing employers to avoid hiring people who have committed crimes in relation to their occupation. I might be fine hiring someone who embezzled as a software engineer, but I probably wouldn't hire them as my CFO.