Reading up on "*bona fide* occupational qualification" and thought this might be...

jasode · 2025-07-23T18:55:57 1753296957

>Reading up on "bona fide occupational qualification" and thought this might be helpful, as there is a Wikipedia page on it:

Yes, and notice that the page you cited refers back to the actual text of the Federal laws:

>In employment discrimination law in the United States, both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act contain a BFOQ defense.

This is the actual law prohibiting discrimination on race, sex etc.: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e-2

But that law applies to "employers" which is defined in the previous section before that.

>(b)The term “employer” means a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has fifteen or more employees [...] : https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/2000e#:~:text=(b)...

Simply put, the riders of the Uber platform are not the "employers" of drivers.

scoofy · 2025-07-23T19:05:15 1753297515

Hmm... yes, this is all a bit strange. I'm genuinely shocked that there is a carve out for independent contractor to most laws against discrimination.