Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 01/15/06 21:04

Chung Leong wrote:
> Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>
>>One need not know the reason why. They ask for sex - are the discriminating?
>
>
> You shouldn't ask the person's gender if it's not pertinent to the
> position the person is applying for. In an male-dominated industry like
> IT, it's especially important.
>
>
>>You could even choose to interview him/her or to hire him/her. You could
>>ask the question so that if the candidate is hired then that's already
>>taken care of. You could use that information to either go into a
>>topic/conversation about all the benefits that would be applicable to a
>>married person or to skip it. There are a myriad of possible reasons -
>>not just the two you presented.
>
>
> We're talking about job applications here. Unless the job is marriage
> related, I don't see any sensible reason to know an applicant's marital
> status before the hiring decision. Sure, you can come up with myriad of
> reasons. I can come up with many reasons why I would ask job applicants
> if they like to eat fried chickens too. The question is whether jury
> would believe your stated intent or the interpretation of the guy suing
> you.
>

The other point which is being ignored here is - the person doesn't have
to sue. They can file a complaint with the EEOC, which will then
investigate.

And unless you can come up with a good reason why you are asking the
question, you're going to be in big trouble.

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