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[gertrudecloset]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

Age is one thing; let's not forget weight and disability factors, too.

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To discriminated based on disability is against the law.  Employers must provide reasonable accommodations.  Of course, if you can do the job and you're disabled then you should be considered for hire.  The ADA is the law of the land for persons with disabilities.  It's against the law to discriminate @Cakers3 

Weight might fall under disability, though it doesn't sound like that will be the case anytime soon.  Lookism is a problem too in the work world.  Attractive people get hired quicker they say.  I've read about this and found it astounding.

[Cakers3]

@gertrudecloset We know it is against the law to discriminate against the disabled.

The point is how to prove somebody didn't get the job because of disability.

Weight may not be covered as a disability but appearance certainly can play a huge part in who is hired.

[gertrudecloset]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

@gertrudecloset We know it is against the law to discriminate against the disabled.

The point is how to prove somebody didn't get the job because of disability.

Weight may not be covered as a disability but appearance certainly can play a huge part in who is hired.

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Yeah, all of it is hard.  The easiest cases to prove are race/national origin.  Thanks for clarifying @Cakers3 

[vsm]

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@MM13 wrote:

I've been filling out job applications online recently and one that I did today asked me to fill in my birthdate. I tried to skip that part in the form as I thought this was illegal, but it wouldn't let me proceed without doing that part.

I entered it in, but I'm not too thrilled about it. When did this become something they were allowed to ask?

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When did it become a question that a prospective employer was NOT allowed to ask?

[kaydee50]

@MM13  Unless it was a job I really, really wanted or I was desperate for a job, I would have abandoned the application then and there.

Good luck with your job search and I hope you find a company that adheres to the law.

[Kachina624]

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@Bri369 wrote:

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@Kachina624 

I'm not applying for a job. 

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@Bri369    Sorry, I just corrected that. 

[Kachina624]

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@vsm wrote:

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@MM13 wrote:

I've been filling out job applications online recently and one that I did today asked me to fill in my birthdate. I tried to skip that part in the form as I thought this was illegal, but it wouldn't let me proceed without doing that part.

I entered it in, but I'm not too thrilled about it. When did this become something they were allowed to ask?

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When did it become a question that a prospective employer was NOT allowed to ask?

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@vsm   It's not a matter of not being allowed.  A smart employer doesn't want to know certain thing because if he doesn't know, he can't be accused of discriminating on that basis. There are certain things which just aren't asked. 

[RetRN]

Answering it would not be a big deal to me, they can figure it out or pretty close quite easily. I don't understand all of the secrecy about age. 

[lovesrecess]

And it is virtually impossible to prove one has been passed over for a job due to any of those factors.

[Johnnyeager]

There are businesses and industries that absolutely discriminate based upon age.  If you haven't faced that you are quite fortunate.