Is it legal for an organisation you and your spouse already work for to make a policy against hiring couples, and try to use the policy to force one of you out of the job, or into a lower paying job at the same organisation? Are the rules different for organisations that receive money from the federal government than they would be for a privately owned company? Where can I find the laws that apply to this situation?
2006-12-01 14:47:15 · 3 answers · asked by Nestor H 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Thank you for your help. The person being forced out of their job is female. How do we find a lawyer who specialises in this?
2006-12-01 15:56:27 · update #1
I don't know what state you live in, but where I work, they instituted that kind of policy too and they did make people who worked in a job where one would supervise the other move to another job in an entirely different area or quit.
I'd call your state or local job and family services office and see what they advise about it.
2006-12-01 14:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have the policy in place before you're hired that's one thing. In this case you should be "grandfathered" in.
2006-12-01 14:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ms. K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to a lawyer, i think this might qualify as sexual discrimination.
I think title VII can be stretched to cover this.[1]
Talk to a lawyer
2006-12-01 14:56:27 · answer #3 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋