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by haimez 3615 days ago
But you know they won't be, because good luck winning that case, and before that, good luck finding a lawyer to represent that case.
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IANAL but this seems like an easy case if the company has money in the bank. The CEO openly admitted on his personal blog that he plans to discriminate in the hiring process. Im guessing that would be enough to get past the chance of dismissal and then you're on to the discovery process which is so expensive the company would probably want to settle. Throw in negative PR and a pro bono (or fees from the case/settlement) lawyer who wants to make a name for themselves going after Silicon Valley gender discrimination and you've got a party.

I probably don't know what I'm talking about though.

Also, apparently anti-discrimination laws dont kick in until you have 15 employees, so what this guy is doing is probably not illegal anyway.
Depends on the state. In CA, the number is 5. [1]

1: http://www.workplacefairness.org/minimum