Termyn8or
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I think this whole thing needs to be put in perspective. The civil rights act lays it out and without trying to interpret it too much we have race, gender and creed. Race and creed are not always the same, so they are mentioned separately, gender is easily extended to sexual preference, gender issues and so forth by simple logic.
However if it gets taken much further, into preventing an employer from requiring a solid work history things can get heavy. The way people twist things around especially in this country, it would get to the point where they would have to hire blind people to drive buses. Hey, between this and the ADA, some lawyer with too much time on his hands could figure something out. But that's inmevitable because these things are exactly why the laws are written so,,,, so,,,,, you know what I mean.
This is going nowhere, because it could be used to prevent employers from requiring experience. Many require recent experience. And how to enforce it ? Even equal opportunity cannot really be enforced if you think about it. You don't get a job and sue. You would not only have to prove that you are better qualified than the one hired, but then you also have to prove that you came off better in the interview. Is every job interview to be taped then, and the public will judge the hiring practices of a given firm ? You really want that ? You want a bunch of idiots interfering with the hiring polices of one of the few profitable businesses (must be if they're hiring) left standing in this country ? People who have no conception of how to run a business, who couldn't qualify for the job, much less the position to award the job. They are to decide ?
I agree with the intent, and it could be said that someone who knows their job should know when the hammer is about to come down and start looking before the big boom boom. In theory it is a good thing because as we know by now, loyalty has no mass. It goes up but it doesn't come down. (usually)
There's more to it. Some places won't hire you if you have bad credit. And then some won't hire you if you don't have a phone. Some (some of those for good reason) won't hire you if you don't have a car. Some even say a reliable car, what are they going to do, inspect your car during the interview ?
This is almost a good example of them trying to legislate morality again, but this time it's business morality. The first time this knuckle dragging separatist bigot asshole was in a position to hire anyone, he hired a Black Man. Know why, the only color that matters in business is green. It comes down to mechanics. Stuck in a wheelchair ? Hmm, does the job require standing up ? Read and write at a low scholastic level like most in this country ? Do you need to read and write to do the job ? You better know English though, because my instructions will not be in a foreign language. I am the Man with the money and you will adapt to service me.
No law can truly regulate such things. Even if you don't have a picture ID, so that means I have to pay you under the table. What does that mean ? It goes on my personal income and then ups my SS check if I retire. I'll be getting the max and you get SSI. Nothing, and I mean absiolutely nothing in the world can change things, but people.
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