Getting a rejection email from a job application hurts, but if you’re denied a job—or even denied an interview—because of your race, age, gender, or religion, you may have just encountered hiring discrimination. Hiring discrimination laws protect applicants, not just employees, but it can be difficult to recognize this subtle and common form of discrimination. Just like the “boy who cried wolf,” we have a widespread cultural myth that people are too quick to claim discrimination. Contrary to that cultural narrative, those who come forward with claims of discrimination often grapple with the decision to come forward and call out...
