[consulting] American Labour Laws & Future of Labour

[Jeff Greenberg]

I'm not sure as to why this is much of a surprise. There are certain 
protections, and the rest is a consumer market like anything else. In 
other words, if you don't like the wage, if you don't like the benefits 
package, if you don't like the job title or the wallpaper ... don't take 
the job.

On the other hand, there are protections here that are NOT afforded 
elsewhere. If you are asked in an interview about your marital status, 
location of residence, past times, religious participation, etc., and do 
not receive the job, you can sue (which is why companies in the know 
train their staff not to ask such questions). I know people in other 
countries (especially in Asia) who have been asked in an interview why 
they are not married, what their parents do for a living, when they met 
their boyfriend and how, and if they had sex outside of marriage.