Every individual with the same qualifications
for a particular job should start out with the same
opportunity to get it. No one should be considered ineligible
because of
race, sex, age, color, religion, national
origin, or anything else that is not related to
job performance. The
job advertisement should
not show preference for a particular class or bias toward
others. The employer should not advertise a job in such
a manner that it would indicate a preference or limitation
or
discrimination towards protected class. Only
under one exception, the employer may specify a job
requirement, that is, 'bona fide occupational qualification
or need. However, the employer should justify that the
job requirement is reasonably required to the normal
operation of the company.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the
Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), it is illegal
to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including
job advertisement. Applicants noticing a potentially
discriminatory job advertisement should notify the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or an equivalent
state agency or human rights commission.
In case, the employer or the company who has placed
the job advertisement is found guilty: the employer
or the company will likely be fined, and required
to immediately cease placing the unlawful job advertisement.
The law may also require the employer to pay you lost
wages, or to hire you.
