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Originally Posted by pylon
I suppose if you were stupid enough to say "I did not hire that guy because he is a [insert ethnicity or religion]" you would have a case. But that would be a really stupid thing to say if you were the employer. But there is zero obligation for anyone to hire you for any reason. Just because a job is posted, and you are the best candidate, doesn't mean it belongs to you.
It would be a pretty difficult thing to prove in any case without having a recorded conversation.
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I agree it would be difficult to prove, but you don`t need the interviewer to explicitly state that they didn`t hire you because you were not the stereotype they wanted. It's probably easier to verify in cases where getting the position is based purely on merit and ability. If you have a guy with Down Syndrome who can lift 100 lbs looking at a job at a warehouse, and you hire someone weaker without Down Syndrome it would be an easy case.
Plus, there are reasons why the girls at Hooters aren't hot and busty anymore.