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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 01/02/06 23:20
Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>> Geoff Berrow wrote:
>>
>>> Message-ID: <1136182118.949764.18530@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> from
>>> R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah contained the following:
>>>
>>>> If you're too crazy about emigration, you got to be prepared for the
>>>> cultural differences. FWIW, I was so surprised when someone in a.e.u
>>>> informed me that asking marital status in western countries is
>>>> offensive.
>>>
>>>
>>> I wouldn't call that a hard and fast rule. It depends on the
>>> circumstances.
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>>
>> In the U.S., it is a hard fast rule in employment. A prospective
>> employer can't ask.
>
>
> Hmmm... 1) I believe he was saying that it's not a hard and fast rule
> that somebody would be offended. Personally I'm not offended at all if
> somebody is married. Everybody makes mistakes... ;-)
>
> 2) I don't believe there is any law stating that an employer cannot ask
> about your martial status. In fact I believe every application I've ever
> filled out had a question about martial status.
Speaking as an employer, I am not allowed to inquire about marital
status, nor am I allowed to make a decision based on marital status.
To violate this opens me up to a potential big civil lawsuit and
potential action from the Feds.
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