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Gender specific ads violate labor laws.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-NOV-03 		Format: Online - approximately 631 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Gender specific ads violate labor laws.(Columns)(Column)

Article Excerpt
Byline: ON THE JOB By Dan Grinfas For The Register-Guard

Question: I recently saw a sign in a restaurant window that read, "Waitresses wanted." Isn't it inappropriate to suggest that only females may apply?

Answer: You're right. Businesses should use gender-neutral language in "help wanted" signs and job ads.

Oregon and federal civil rights laws bar employers from hiring based on gender, and the language on this restaurant's sign would be strong evidence of sex discrimination, if an unsuccessful male applicant were to make such a charge. The restaurant should advertise instead for...

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