RI ACLU: CVS breaks anti-discrimination laws
Published: October 21, 2009
PROVIDENCE—A civil rights group has accused CVS Caremark of breaking laws preventing employers from asking questions about a job applicant’s mental or physical disabilities.
The Rhode Island branch of the American Civil Liberties Union filed its complaint Wednesday with the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights.
It alleges that Woonsocket-based CVS uses an online application system that asks applicants to respond to questions about their moods such as, “You change from happy to sad without any reason.“
The ACLU said that while companies can ask questions to evaluate an applicant’s personality, the questions asked by CVS could lead to discrimination against the mentally ill.
CVS said it has not received the complaint and doesn’t comment on ongoing litigation.
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Yeah, I hate going to Shaws.
semi… fill out an app for shaws. then talk to me about EVERYTHING. I was looking for a part-time job. I got half way thru the app and quit. No to mention most of the apps are geared towards teenages.
Doesn’t a company have the right to know EVERYTHING about who it is they are hiring? Doesn’t that make the work place safer for us all?
i think the questions they ask are ridiculous. Has anyone ever filled out an app for Shaws… O M G!!! What happened to normal/standard apps?????
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