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[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That is probably a slam dunk (minor) discrimination lawsuit. Your circumstances of birth, including the date, are not something you can be judged for.

Follow up with your ID or Birth certificate and ask "Excuse me?"

[–] blaine@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

@ocassionallyaduck

@The_Picard_Maneuver

Not true in the US. They could ban anyone born in the entire month of April, or anyone who "looks like a pot smoker" if they wanted to.

Applicants, employees and former employees are ONLY protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history).

[–] flyingjake@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I wonder if an argument could be made that birthdate is a component of your genetic information including family medical history? It is also potentially age discrimination?

[–] Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Technically this is discrimination based on age.

They were born 4/20/(year). You could make an argument they are discriminating all people exactly (X) years, 4 months, and 2 days old.

[–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah we typically thing age discrimination is saying we only hire people between 20-40y/o but it would also cover it if you said “I won’t hire someone 21 years old only” and still applies to banning someone 21.5 years old. And 21 years and 6 months and 27 days old.

Same applies if I ban anyone with an age divisible by 3. It’s a group of people, but if their age has anything to do with why you aren’t hiring them then I’d say this applies.

[–] droans@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Age discrimination only applies if you're above 40.

[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Are you being sarcastic? Or does being rejected for a job for being 'too young' fall under a different discrimination law?
(Genuine question, i have no idea)

[–] Chev@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nobody said that they are from the US.

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

At the moment you have 69 upvotes, so I can't, in good conscience, upvote you. But you're right.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

almost as funny as that other number...

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Blooper@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Come on dude this is a family website.

[–] TseseJuer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm so sorry that you expected better on a repost about the number 420. 🙄

[–] TseseJuer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's not a 420 joke you dunce

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Do you actually think that the user who posted this applied for this job?

The same user who reposts all the content on lemmy, bless his heart.

This is a joke someone posted elsewhere that has been reposted here.

lemmy winks are so much more rude than reddit posters and twice as gullible.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It wouldn't get anywhere in the US. Age is the closest protected class, but only applies to over 40 in the US. Discrimination based on month and day of birth isn't actually illegal.

[–] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I honestly think there's a gray area here and it's worth talking to a lawyer if anything. There are certainly some protections for peoples under 40. Being denied a promotion because you're "too young" is certainly a protection. The catch is you have to prove it.

This case is easy to prove though if there are any laws over this.

Edit: but now that I think about it, this is only really a protection if you're already hired at the place. If you just slam the door on people before they can get in, discrimination seems to be legal.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What about star sign? That's got to be illegal, and it's p close to this

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They listed the protected classes. Which one is astrology?

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah yeah not protected, but same could be said for requiring blond hair or blue eyes. Still discrimination

I am not a lawyer

[–] NateSwift@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They did specifically list genetics

How is that different from any other accident of birth that can't be changed? People really do discriminate based on when you were born:

Not hard to extrapolate a case from this. Imagine a landlord refusing to rent because you're a "scorpio" or an employer turning you down because they're looking for a "dog" person.

[–] Karlos_Cantana@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Glad that won't happen to me. I was born on January 6th.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now I'm imagining someone legitimately putting their Jan6 involvement on a resume.

Window Structural Integrity Tester (Jan 6th, 2021): Responsibilities included - unconventional team-building activities, conditioning, navigating unfamiliar territory, and breaking down barriers.

[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Nah, it’d probably be more like:

Security Field Tester (Jan 6, 2021): Part of a group that organized a large-scale “peaceful march” in order to thoroughly check security protocols for the Capitol building. Duties included attempts at theft to see if we’d be stopped, testing window durability by attempting to break them, engaging physically with security staff in riot gear to test security training, and shouting terroristic threats in order to see how secure government protocols were in the event of a riot at a governmental building.

[–] Eximius@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They should not censor the company name.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But then you might realize it's fake.

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What do you mean ‘Company Business Incorporated Pty Ltd.’ Isn’t a legitimate employer?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What always ticks me off beyond reason in mails like these is the "we genuinely appreciate your time and effort in...."

Fuck. You. With. An. Umbrella.

You don't appreciate shit, you're full of shit, yet you're too shit to even just say what you really want to say: fuck you, we don't give a damn. Because being actually honest might also be bad and cost money.

Companies like there are the worse and should all burn in hell

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you for the opportunity!

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I appreciate the time and effort it took to reply

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'd rather get a rejection email than eternally wondering why an AI filtered me out

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

It's not the email that bugs me, it's the fake politeness and language like "but we care! We really do!"

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Nobody was born on 4/20 except Hitler. We do not wish to hire Hitler at this time."

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

at this time

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If that's real and in the US that's age discrimination and you can sue, and easily win, even if they say it's not your age, but the date of your birthday it still would fall under discrimination based on age.

[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Age is only a protected class if you are 40 or older.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is most likely fake.

If this was automated, a company automating rejection emails would never write the reason for rejection. It would be a vague excuse like "not a good fit for the role".

If this was not automated, then no recruiter would be this stupid.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Or the LLM is just that incompetent lol

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Honestly, they might even consider it fortunate that the company showed them it's cards now and not when they're their actual employer. Dodged a bullet.

[–] ghterve@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Correct. You don't want to work for cards. The corporate structure is too flimsy. /s

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

This can't be real. There are so many red flags this is fake. 1) Everything is censored. 2) GIS (Google image search) lookup only shows reddit and linkedin. The linkedin post is just as vague "learned a colleague received this!" 3) It's too good to be true. it plays on current fears. 4) It's just so dumb.

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I fucking hate people like you.

"Everything on Reddit/Lemmy is fake and gay. Here's my evidence."

All evidence easily has an explanation, most of it laughably so.

What do idiots who claim everything is fake get out of it? To troll the OP? Or do you just want to spread your misery?

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

1 is in no way a red flag, don't put other's personally identifying information on the Internet.