Certificate of Attendance instead of High School Diploma?

Question

Have the laws changed? Years ago, like 20 or 30 yrs ago, wasn't a Certificate of Attendance acceptable as far as looking for a job? There are some older people that have good jobs today (in small towns $8. to $9. is great) that never received a full Diploma, if they won't hire you now without a full Diploma, shouldn't they fire the people that don't have Diploma's that already work there? Wouldn't it be considered as descrimination not to hire someone because of that now? Is there a law or case that has won in court that could be used as an example?

What laws or ruling can an older person today use to be hired if they have only a Certificate from long ago with a good job record and skills that are required for the position they are applying. They need a document of some kind to show a potential employer who won't consider them. Where can they find that?

Answer 1

I can't speak to your main question, but a diploma (or degree for that matter) is just a way of proving you can handle the academic skills needed on the job & have the ability to learn how to do things the way the company wants them done. An experienced worker has already proven these things. Similarly, if you get over a certain number of college credit hours you become a transfer student & no longer have to prove you even went to high school. A lot of home schools students do that because it's so hard to prove you've met state requirements, so they can take dual credit (HS & college) courses at a local junior college & then transfer to a four year school when they would have normally been graduating HS.

Answer 2

in case you receive a certificate of attendance particularly of a level, you've gotten to bypass back to classes for a GED as a way to get a particular element of pastime. The certificate of attendance in basic terms states that you attended college. It doesn't say that you quite exceeded the minimum state criteria interior the middle matters.

Answer 3

if the people have proven themselves completely capable of doing the job they can not fire them for new requirements. that's unethical