Ah, another hot button topic.

I was recently given a job offer replete with
contract.  You can probably tell I've spent a good
deal of time studying employment and employment law
issues.

This job offer was unsolicited, and it sounded
cool--UNTIL I read the contract.  I don't think I've
ever read anything so one-sided in my entire life.
There are two sides to the law:  the law, and equity.
This was the most inequitable agreement I think I've
ever read, which was a shame because it paid wonderful
money.

It was tough for me to do so, but I rejected the
agreement and most probably the offer (I still don't
have closure).  Some would say, in this economy, I'm
an idiot for so doing it.

However, your job is an asset, like a car, home, or
some major purchase.  It is folly to sign agreement
for such a purchase that is blatantly one-sided.

Most people wind up abrogating their employment rights
simply because they don't know what they are.  There's
a hefty section of employment law on my website.
Become familiar with it.  It just may help you at some
point along the way be it Family Medical Leave Act,
HIPAA, Americans with Disabilities Act, etc.
http://victorian.fortunecity.com

Also, go to http://www.findlaw.com  If you're
interested in the law and employment issues, there are
newsletters to which you can subscribe.  To me,
they're worth the read.

When my children were little, I would have probably
gotten an ulcer at the thought of "Just say no."  On
the other side of having said it, and significantly
more independent, it feels damned good to not
compromise myself or my principles.




--- Audra Oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ah, yes. The improper and/or illegal question.  And
> just what is an
> applicant to do about it?  Answer as best and
> tactfully as they can.  I
> remember after I got one job, I did let another
> group know that their
> application form needed to be amended to avoid
> difficulties.  In retrospect,
> I doubt that they appreciated the information a
> great deal.
> I'm not sure that knowing that the question is
> illegal is particularly
> helpful from the applicant's point of view.  On the
> other hand, it's
> valuable from the employer's standpoint.


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