Can an employer deny me a job because of my dating status?
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Can an employer deny me a job because of my dating status?
My boyfriend and I applied for the same job. He
got hired and I did not. The reason for my
failure to be hired was because we are dating.
The reason for hiring him and not me was
because he approached the employer about
the job first. Is it legal for the employer to deny
me a job based on my dating status? There is
no current dating policy at the place of
employment.
Asked on April 23, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless your treatment violated a union agreement or constituted some form of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. was based on race, religion, gender, nationaality, age (40 or over) or disality), the employer was allowed to set the conditions of employment much as it saw fit. Bottom line, not hiring you based on your dating a new hire was legal.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless your treatment violated a union agreement or constituted some form of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. was based on race, religion, gender, nationaality, age (40 or over) or disality), the employer was allowed to set the conditions of employment much as it saw fit. Bottom line, not hiring you based on your dating a new hire was legal.
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