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Bias by Vibe: Why Stereotyping the Employer Backfires—Even in California

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er: Nope. TL;DR: A university employee sued for discrimination after not receiving a permanent promotion. The court rejected his claim, finding no evidence of discriminatory intent. His argument — that decisionmakers must have known he was Persian and Muslim based on his name, appearance, and accent — was labeled “reasoning by stereotype,” which the court called &ldqu

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