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On what basis can employers discriminate in hiring?
Employers can discriminate against smokers.
Obviously, they should discriminate based on ability to do a job.
If there are no workplace requirements for an attribute, can a large employer legally discriminate by:
-sex
-age
-weight
-race
-sexual orientation
Have federal laws or court decisions eliminated some of the employment discrimination protections?
Although it's unethical employers can discriminate based on weight and sexual orientation.
Currently there are 7 protected class: race, color, sex, religion, national origin, gender, and age.
Employers can also not discrminate based on an actual or perceived disability (or is the person is close to someone who has a disability) as long as the limitations due to the disability do not significantly affect the requirements for the job.
There is an exception to this but it is rarely used. If the job qualifies for a BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualification) then there could be an exception. For example, if there is an ad posted for a female model to model women's clothing, the employer can obvious note hire (discriminate) against a man even if he can fit in the clothes.
Hope this helps.
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