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Reading up on "bona fide occupational qualification" and thought this might be helpful, as there is a Wikipedia page on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bona_

• jasode 1y ago
  >Reading up on "bona fide occupational qualification" and thought this might be helpful, as there is a Wikipedia page on it: Yes, and notice that the page you cited refers back to the actual text of the Federal laws: >In employment discrimination law in the United States, both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act contain a BFOQ defense. This is the actual law prohibiting discrimination on race, sex etc.: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e-2 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e-2 But that law applies to "employers" which is defined in the previous section before that. >(b)The term “employer” means a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has fifteen or more employees [...] : https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e#:~:text=(b)The%20term%20%E2%80%9Cemployer%E2%80%9D%20means%20a%20person%20engaged%20in%20an%20industry%20affecting%20commerce%20who%20has%20fifteen%20or%20more%20employees https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e#:~:text=(b)... Simply put, the riders of the Uber platform are not the "employers" of drivers.
  • scoofy 1y ago
    Hmm... yes, this is all a bit strange. I'm genuinely shocked that there is a carve out for independent contractor to most laws against discrimination.