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Re:Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination by nescioquid on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @11:03AM (#34897677)
If you start with the presumption that anti-discrimination laws already exist, then you may see this law as merely performative -- it didn't outlaw anything that was actually permitted prior.

But it could also be that such a redundant law is part of an broader acculturation process, and so has more cultural, rather than legal value.

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Re:Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination by zardo on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @12:48PM (#34899572)
But... caste based employment discrimination is (arguably in court) permitted in the US. Discrimination protections are only for categories specified and caste isn't specified.
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