- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
Given that it happened 13 years ago, I'm sure it's already past the statute of limitation by now. I had a job interview with a non-profit organization set up by a recruiting agency. Somehow I vividly remember an interviewer asking me about my ethnicity although I can clearly tell we're both generally the same race. It did caught me off guard back then given that it wasn't relevant at all to the job opening. I learned only a few years ago that it's illegal to ask a job candidate about his/her age, sex, race, nationality, religion, political affiliation/beliefs, etc. For future reference if it happens to me again, could I report it first to that organization's HR and then the EEOC? Or just the EEOC should do? Even if I'd have a strong case to sue them, wouldn't the only award most likely be that the judge orders the company to reimburse me for lawyer and filing fees?