RE: 911:: question for the group

[Guest guest]

I would say no. What action taken towards you as a result of your answer

would determine whether there was discrimination or not.

Have mic will travel

Wire Bob in Tacoma

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[Guest guest]

The question itself is not discriminatory. it is the actions afterwards

that would determine if any discrimination is valid.

But I would say I am eligible to retire in two years.

Thank God....

[Guest guest]

>If you have a supervisor that ask the following questions in a meeting with

an employee, is it age discrimation?

How old are you?

How many years do you have before you CAN (emphasis on this) retire?<

I don't know if it would be discrimination to ask that of a PRESENT employee.

If it was asked in regard to a possible promotion... probably... and maybe

even if it was asked at all.

It certainly can't be asked of a PROSPECTIVE employee.

Our applications ask for a date of birth only if you are under the age

of 18.

Weintraut

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/10/01 10:59:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time,

vickiel@... writes:

<< If you have a supervisor that ask the following questions in a meeting

with an employee, is it age discrimation?

How old are you?

How many years do you have before you CAN (emphasis on this) retire? >>

I don't think it's against the law for a supervisor to ask your age AFTER

you've been hired. (Heck, I asked my supervisor her age the first meeting I

had with her - she's just a young thing, hasn't seen 30 yet). Could it have

been asked because the supervisor was working on a long term plan for the

comm. center and wanted the information to include in the report that X

number of employees were elibible for retirement in that period?

Kathy