Pretty sure it was illegal for that interviewer to ask how many kids you had or if you planned on more unless you brought up the subject of your child/children first.
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Then it is the responsibility of the interviewee to not answer and reply "Sorry sir or mam, I can not answer that as it was an illegal question under Federal equal rights and nondiscrimination laws." It is your responsibility to know your rights and to use them...not theirs.
Right, so they won't hire you, they'll see you as a troublemaker. That's fine, because who would want to work there? That's where it stops. If you are looking for a job, you aren't looking to hire a lawyer to fight this sort of bs.
And people talk like lawyering up will get you into that shitty job. They will run you and your job history/qualifications through the wringer when all you want to highlight is discrimination on the front end they will twist it to justification based off any hiccup they find in your job history
And, they will tell everyone else in your industry about what happened. So in the future, you won't even get interviews. You'll be on one of those unofficial blacklists.
Then what is the point of asking for equal rights or protections if you do not use them? I am autistic, I use my rights to get what I need to get and maintain my job. The same applies to all others else you surrender your right to equality otherwise.
Yep. I once had temporary disabilities and got fired for allegedly misleading them on my job application. Then when I called them out, they said it was their mistake. Then I got the official paperwork months later and they had forgotten that last part and said I was fired for misleading them again.
Last I heard (Yesterday) that is sadly for tras people. He can not role back the law itself...just attempt to reframe the definitions. Things ,mind you, that are being challenged in federal court. So...it has to also play out there. So no the sky is not falling...yet.
The protected classes in question are: race, sex, color, religion and national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and status as a protected veteran. All these statuses are at risk of discrimination if this is allowed to be upheld.
It’s not just trans people, it’s all protected classes. He signed an executive order revoking the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. It will go into effect on April 20th
I’m not saying people shouldn’t know their rights. They should. It’s the responsibility of the interviewer, just like it’s the responsibility of the police to know the law.
Plus, we can surrender our rights. We do it in contracts all the time...look at an EULA. So if you want to protect your rights...that is up to you. As the org has no interest and the gov can not be everywhere.
You're right...it is not illegal but Title VII says an employer cannot discriminate against job candidates based on sex including whether they are pregnant or plan to have a family. So you could have claimed discrimination on the basis of sex. And that would definitely have been illegal.
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Point is, it’s really easy to just find another excuse to fire you.
No, it’s not the responsibility of the interviewee to “now their rights.”
It’s the RESPONSIBILITY of the interviewer to know what they can and cannot ask.
I’m not saying people shouldn’t know their rights. They should. It’s the responsibility of the interviewer, just like it’s the responsibility of the police to know the law.