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lunatica

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3. Technically it's against the law to ask a prospective employee for their age

Reply to phantom power (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 03:46 PM

Apr 2014

It's also against the law to ask them if they're married or have children. But since few people know this they get away with it. Plus it doesn't look good if you tell a prospective boss that he's breaking the law.

It's a catch 22.

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I get that it probably works psychologically, but... are they also faking their birth-dates? phantom power Apr 2014 #2

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