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Affirmative 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 soft
by aetherson 4y ago
Affirmative 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.