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From your link: > The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff,
by crackercrews 4y ago
From your link:
> The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.
This makes it sound like affirmative action is illegal. But it is currently allowed and many companies brag about doing it.
What Twilio is doing is basically the same. It's like affirmative action for layoffs.
I agree that GP was wrong to say that discrimination is mandated, which it is not.
- stagger87 4y ago"Allowed"
- aetherson 4y agoAffirmative action in hiring for jobs in the US is illegal. University admissions are different, but it is straightforwardly illegal to say, "I'm hiring a software engineer, I have two candidates, I prefer the one who is black because of his race."
- crackercrews 4y agoCompanies sure don't seem to be following that law in hiring.
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoConsider: It is illegal but very difficult and expensive to prove in court. Not even your average software dev could easily eat the legal fees required, and therefore they are incentivized to shut up and look for another job.
- sp332 4y agoAffirmative action is required for government contractors. https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/hiring/affirmativeact https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/hiring/affirmativeact Even to the extent of training someone in the right category so you can hire them.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoI don't think that link is using the term the same way you are. It's more focused on making sure there's a wide recruiting funnel and having boring mandatory diversity trainings. Not taking race into consideration for hiring/firing decisions.