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It is. Afaict, protected classes and characteristics as of 2021 are: Sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy and childbirth (and related medical
by ethbr0 5y ago
It is. Afaict, protected classes and characteristics as of 2021 are:
Sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy and childbirth (and related medical conditions), age (including mandatory retirement), disability (including requiring reasonable accommodation), black lung disease (mine operators), bankruptcy and bad debt, citizenship status, & genetic information.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination_law_in_the_United_States#History_of_federal_laws https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_discrimination_la...
- ghaff 5y ago>citizenship status It's a little more complicated. The person needs to have the legal right to work in the country of course. And, if there are any legal restrictions related to e.g. Federal contracts such as defense contractors often have, a job may be restricted to US citizens.
- ummonk 5y ago"e.g. Federal contracts such as defense contractors often have, a job may be restricted to US citizens." While true, that seems like a rare occurrence. Most jobs I've seen just require US Persons (e.g. to work on space / defense technology) which includes permanent residents.