is it illegal for a business to only hire one race of people?

Question

Where I work I am the token white person. Everybody else is black kinda spookie huh?

Answer 1

In the US there is the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. This is to ensure that no one is hired based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, or age (if over 45).
Just because a company only has one race of people, does not necessarily mean that they are violating the law, it could be that only one people group have applied, or that perhaps it caters to only one people group, so in turn, that's who gets hired.
The company starts getting into hot water when one of the protected people apply, and are turned down. If the denied applicant can prove discrimination the company will be paying out large sums of money.

Answer 2

Well it really depends on a lot of things. The thing that is the most important is who is getting turned down. If they have the resources to persue it then something could be done if they had some proof. Like 4 or 5 people going in for an interview and being told there was no position and then having someone come in who is white or whatever and get the job. These type of things are not supposed to happen, and if a company doesn't have a good legal pratices and proceedures manual they can get into a lot of trouble for firing someone for inappropriate dress, piercings and such. but at the end of the day it all comes down to whether you have the resources to make someone respect your rights... which sucks... that it takes money to defend your rights....There is something that levels the playing field and gives equal access highlighted in my "protecting your family" blog...

Good luck, in reality it is probably for the best that they didn't hire you or be forced to hire as the whole situation would be uncomfortable for you and would be most likely not worth the hassle...

Answer 3

Yes it is in most places. People should be hired for their qualifications and not because of race. Employers should search extensively to find a happy medium of people from all races.

Answer 4

Only if it is done like, on purpose. If it just happens that its all caucasians, asians, mexicans, latinos, whatever, then I think thats ok. Just dont make a point out of hiring only one race. Accept all interviews and resumes and treat them the same regardless of race.

Answer 5

It depends on the number of employees. After a certain amount, you have to make sure, that all applicants have been given the same consideration. Also, it never hurts to have a formal letter written on why each one was rejected and staple it to the resume or application and file for safe keeping.

Answer 6

I don't think it is illegal for a private business to hire all one race but it would probobly be investigated if anyone brought it up to the authorities.

Answer 7

sure. EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
Everybody needs to get a fair chance, whoever has the better qualifications should be hired!

Answer 8

Private, public, goverment, or otherwise, it is ILLEGAL to make employment decision based on race, sex, or national origin.

Yes - natinal origin.... sort of assumes one is "employable" but no where is it spelled out clearly about citizenship or residency requirements.

Answer 9

Only if they only hire white or asian people. Every other race is protected from discrimination.

Answer 10

Yes, because that is discremenation. That is the equal opportunity act you should look more into. And they should have you sign it during the application process as well.