[EL] Laws against political discrimination in hiring

[Primo, David]

Thanks to Richard and others for their replies.  DC’s law prohibits discrimination for affiliation with or merely supporting a political party, and I’ve heard from other list members that places like Seattle and Oregon have similar laws that go beyond simply affiliation.

Best,
Dave

From: Richard Winger [mailto:richardwinger at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 5:05 PM
To: Primo, David; law-election at uci.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] Laws against political discrimination in hiring

Does the law relate specifically to what party an individual is registered into?

A law like that wouldn't work in Virginia or any of the other 20 states in which the voter registration form doesn't ask the applicant about choice of party.

Richard Winger 415-922-9779 PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147

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From: "Primo, David" <david.primo at rochester.edu<mailto:david.primo at rochester.edu>>
To: "law-election at uci.edu<mailto:law-election at uci.edu>" <law-election at uci.edu<mailto:law-election at uci.edu>>
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 1:49 PM
Subject: [EL] Laws against political discrimination in hiring

Dear Colleagues,

I recently learned that Washington, DC, has a law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of political affiliation in hiring.  This strikes me as a uncommon law with regard to private sector employees.  Is anybody on the list aware of whether other localities have such rules?  I’ve seen evidence that these laws also exist in some MD counties near DC, but I haven’t been able to find evidence that they exist more broadly.

Best,
Dave

David M. Primo
Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor
Associate Professor of Political Science and Business Administration
Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science
University of Rochester
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