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Citizenship isn't a protected class so I believe a company is in their right to discriminate if it chooses so. There are legal and timing issues associated with
by miketery 8y ago
Citizenship isn't a protected class so I believe a company is in their right to discriminate if it chooses so. There are legal and timing issues associated with authorization to work.
- klodolph 8y agoIncorrect. This falls under “immigration status”, a protected class under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Please consider reviewing your training material if you are involved in the hiring process.
- tropo 8y agoIt's no surprise that we have a spying problem. That law is exactly backwards of what is required to reduce espionage.
- mattkrause 8y agoKinda... Assuming the person is allowed to work, you're not supposed to discriminate based on how they got that right: native-born, refugee, whatever. However, I can't imagine that you'd be forced to help someone keep or obtain that authorization.
- klodolph 8y ago"Are you authorized to work in the United States?" This is good enough. Citizenship is sufficient but not necessary. And of course, you can ask for citizenship if it is a bona fide job qualification (e.g. ITAR).
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Citizenship isn't a protected class Citizenship status discrimination, outside of situations where there is a legal requirement, is generally prohibited. This is actually a firmer line than applies to usual protected classes. https://www.justice.gov/crt/types-discrimination https://www.justice.gov/crt/types-discrimination OTOH, national origin is also a protected class, and it is very hard to do citizenship discrimination without also doing indirect national origin discrimination, so it's problematic even if you only considered normal protected classes.
- smsm42 8y agoAFAIK in California it is - I remember seeing citizenship status on those huge posters that every company has hanging somewhere in the dark corner because the law requires it. Not sure about other states.