Re: Looking for Authors

Mark <mlybarger_at_REMOVEwideopenwestME.com> wrote in message news:<3DDA752B.70509_at_REMOVEwideopenwestME.com>...
> pat caruthers wrote:
> > ingo-immigration_at_cox.net (Ingo Pakleppa) wrote in message
 news:<3d09a610.2887171_at_news.west.cox.net>...
> >
> >>On 13 Jun 2002 03:19:25 -0700, jm04469_at_yahoo.com (Author) wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Our team is looking for co-authors for an upcoming book series. If you
> >>>have the following attributes, please do not hesitate to contact us.
> >>>
> >>>1. U.S. Citizen
> >>
> >>Are these books going to be classified material? If there is no
> >>military security involved, requiring US citizenship is most likely
> >>illegal discrimination. There are many highly qualified individuals in
> >>the US who are legally authorized to work and write such a book but
> >>who are not US citizens.
> >>
> >>Of course you can demand sufficient command of the English language,
> >>as well as legal authorization to work.
>
> the law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or
> national origin. in my opinion, citizenship and national origin are
> separate. maybe the company doesn't have the resources or desire to deal
> with sponsoring employment visas.

Officially Labor Department issued a clarification not so long ago that refusing to hire a person already authorized to work in US (permanent resident, for example) on the basis that person is not a US citizen constitutes discrimination. Courts didn't say their word yet AFAIK.

>
> those "legally authorized" could potentially write the book from their
> country of citizenship, but the company isn't obligated to entertain
> such offers..
>
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> >>
> >>
> >>>2. Knowledge of networking, handhelds, EAI, data warehousing,
> >>>security, or streaming
> >>>
> >>>3. Prior published book or magazine author
> >>>
> >>>4. Currently employed in a full-time capacity with either a Big Five
> >>>Consulting firm or working for a Fortune 500 company (Not in
> >>>consulting role)
> >>
> >
> > I'm more puzzled by this last requirement than the US citizenry one...
>

This requirement is legally sound. Law doesn't say anything on discrimination on the basis of previous employment.

> i think they want to be able to put something flashy in the bios. noone
> is going to buy the book if it's written by Joe Javaguy who worked for a
> couple years at InterNetStartUps-R-Us.
>
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> >
> > pat
Received on Thu Nov 21 2002 - 05:55:52 CET