Re: .Net Job in Chicago

John,
    HR is not allowed to ask if they have a "Green Card", but merely to ask if
they are authorized to work in the U.S.  It would be in violation of federal law
to inquire about sponsorship or card status.  Hope this helps.

John Andre wrote:

> I know this is getting off the topic and I apologize in advance, but what
> law would be violated by discriminating against a green card holder? I know
> there are laws against *some* types of discrimination (race, religion, some
> others) but certainly not all discrimination is illegal.
>
> It is common for there to be a general rule of "only job related issues may
> be considered" but this is more of a safety (CYA) thing rather than a legal
> thing. As I understood a few years ago from the H.R. attorney of the company
> I worked for at the time that it was acceptable to hire only "non-smokers"
> as smokers are not a protected group. Sounded a little strange to me at the
> time but I saw no good argument to his statement.
>
> Just curious if there have been some developments in HR that I have not
> followed.
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unmoderated DOTNET job forum [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Cabanski
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:25 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [DOTNET-JOBS] .Net Job in Chicago
>
> The ad says that they will not consider candidates requiring
> sponsorship.    In my opinion, hiring H1 visa candidates in this kind of
> market is a black letter violation of the H1 law, which clearly states that
> H1 candidates cannot be hired unless qualified residents and citizens cannot
> be found.  I actually respected that in this ad.
>
> It is, however, illegal to discriminate against green card holders.  I can
> understand that this may be a way of saying you require good English skills.
> If that is the case, the ad needs to state English as a required skill.  If
> a green card holder wants to apply and then sue for discrimination, they
> certainly have an open door given the language in this ad.
>
> This is my opinion based on many years hiring experience.  However, I am not
> a lawyer and I certainly am not qualified to give legal advice.
>
> -----------------------------
> Tom Cabanski, President
> Objective Advantage, Inc.
> http://www.oai.cc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allaoua Cheraitia [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:16 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [DOTNET-JOBS] .Net Job in Chicago
>
> unless it is a government job, I don;t doubt that not considering hiring
> green card holders is an infraction to labor laws.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unmoderated DOTNET job forum
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Rnugent
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:18 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [DOTNET-JOBS] .Net Job in Chicago
>
> .Net resources...familiar with ASP.Net, VB.Net and preferably BizTalk also
> with logical and physical DBA knowledge of SQL 2000 and Crystal Enterprise
> Reporting.  3 months contract to hire.  If interested, contact
> [email protected]
>
> 2 people, no green cards, no sponsorship, prefer locals.