Whelp, time for arson then. Sorry, it’s the rules.
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ryathal@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoIt wouldn’t get anywhere in the US. Age is the closest protected class, but only applies to over 40 in the US. Discrimination based on month and day of birth isn’t actually illegal.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
What about star sign? That’s got to be illegal, and it’s p close to this
GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
They listed the protected classes. Which one is astrology?
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah yeah not protected, but same could be said for requiring blond hair or blue eyes. Still discrimination
I am not a lawyer
NateSwift@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They did specifically list genetics
LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 11 months ago
Because requiring blond hair and blue eyes would, by definition, exclude people based on race.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And that’s probably for the better.
Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
I honestly think there’s a gray area here and it’s worth talking to a lawyer if anything. There are certainly some protections for peoples under 40. Being denied a promotion because you’re “too young” is certainly a protection. The catch is you have to prove it.
This case is easy to prove though if there are any laws over this.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I believe it’s legal in the US to pass someone over for promotion because they’re too young. The only protected class related to age is being over 40 (potentially different in some states).
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Pretty sure that protection so applies to the application process. Can’t have places rejecting every non-white candidate for being the wrong race. The problem is proving that you were rejected for a BS reason is really hard because they usually don’t flat out say it, and especially not in writing
Infynis@midwest.social 11 months ago
It’s not actually. Age protections really do only apply to old people. If the person in the post is over 40 though, and got rejected for their birthday, they could probably at least get the company to overturn the rejection. Not sure how well they’d do in court. Most of this stuff doesn’t get enforced well, and that one is already a stretch