Failing that, an illicitly obtained recording can still be used in court in California if its used to disprove conflicting testimony. So you sue over the discrimination, when they lie and claim they didn't say the statements in question, the recording can be introduced.
You'd still be vulnerable to the $2500 fine and imprisonment, but I don't know how likely it is that a prosecutor would actually go after someone for making a recording which exposed a crime. Personally I'd be inclined to get a recording and then decide what to do about it later, since if due care is taken the recording would be unlikely to be known to anyone but you. Obviously you should get legal advice before trying something like that.
Personally, I'd expect the interview cut very short, if not immediately e.g. citing an existing security policy or something.
I've seen many places with "no recording for our client's privacy" on the doors.
Yes, but it's not actually enforced or prosecuted in these cases.
If you are white male, you are often not protected by these laws.
Discriminating based on gender or race, regardless of the gender or race in question, is illegal in most (probably all) states in the US.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group for a lot more details.
> Under the laws enforced by EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices....
Can you provide a specific example of a state where a protected class is limited to a specific "race" (as opposed to "race" in general)? There are states where minorities have a presumption of being discriminated against, but that's not the same thing.
Isn't this illegal?