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O'Connor, Parsons & Lane Warns Job-Seekers About Rampant Hiring Discrimination
With the national unemployment rate at 9.2%, more job seekers are facing deliberate discrimination based on their race, sex, age or national origin, according to New Jersey unemployment law expert Greg Noble of O'Connor Parsons & Lane.
WESTFIELD, NJ, July 20, 2011 /Human Resources PR News/ -- "There are more than 14 million unemployed people looking for work in the U.S.," said Noble, a Westfield, NJ, lawyer who represents victims of discrimination at www.LawNJ.net. "The hardest-hit job seekers are blacks (16% unemployment rate) and Hispanics (11.6% unemployed). It's illegal for employers that are hiring to discriminate based on race, and people looking for work should know their rights."
At a recent hearing of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a supervisory trial attorney in Baltimore described how Area Temps, a temporary labor agency, agreed to pay $650,000 for its systematic practice of using code words to describe its applicants for discriminatory purposes, such as "chocolate cupcake" for young African American women, "hockey player" for young white males, "figure skater" for white females, "basketball player" for black males, and "small hands" for women in general.
"Unfortunately, discriminatory hiring practices continue to exist," Noble said, "Examples include employing prohibited stereotypes about jobs and targeted recruitment designed to attract certain racial or national groups member applicants."
Noble has recorded a video, "How does the NJ Law Against Discrimination Protect Employees?" which job seekers can view on YouTube at http://www.lawnj.net/html/38.html.
A telltale sign of discrimination includes applying for one of numerous advertised openings and being told you will be contacted if the company is interested. Be alert to other people filling out applications and being asked to stay for an interview.
The most frequent types of discrimination claims brought against employers, according to the EEOC, are job discrimination based on employer retaliation (36.3% of all claims), race (35.9%), sex (29%), disability (25%) and age (23.3%).
For comment, or if you feel you have a valid discrimination claim, please call Gregory B. Noble, (908) 928-9200 x5, gnoble@lawnj.net.
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Gregory Noble
O’Connor Parsons & Lane
Attorney
435 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ
United States 07090
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