>>Hi,
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>>It's hard to figure out the gender by name, so I'm curious if it's an OK quesiton to ask in e-mail or better not?
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>>Thanks.
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>I would check with the local employment security commission. I don't think it's LEGAL to ask.
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>Cannot ask anything about age, sex, color, etc (anything covered by anti-discrimmination laws)
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>1. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
>Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e and following) prohibits employers from discriminating against applicants and employees on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, and national origin (including membership in a Native American tribe).
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>from:
>http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectId/33B71442-EC4C-412E-96C06E3E24F94B7A/catID/DE34C24C-9CBE-42EF-917012F2F6758F92/111/259/283/CHK/
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>So, if you ask, and then don't hire, there could be a suit later...In fact, I don't think it is legal to ask unless it is a requirement of the job as someone else mentioned (female stripper)...

We'll probably would not consider this resume, we have too many candidates now - would be hard to respond to everyone.