President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently took office leaving their former positions in the Senate empty.  Different states have different procedures for naming replacements to fill out senate terms.  In Illinois and New York it falls to the State’s governor to appoint a temporary senator.  Due to the recent controversy involving Illinois Governor Blagojevich however, Senator Russ Feingold (D Wisconsin) is calling for a Constitutional amendment that would require that a special election be held to fill the seat.  http://thepage.time.com/feingold-statement-on-amendment-proposal/ .  Securing a position as a U.S. senator is no easy task.  Voters heavily scrutinize every aspect of the candidate.  Ideally things like race, gender, and national origin should not be an issue and the most qualified person should be selected. 

Most employers cannot use disparate hiring practices when examining candidates for a position.  State and federal laws like Title VII not only protect employees from being fired for improper reasons.  Any adverse employment action, even failure to hire, that is based on a candidates race, national origin, gender or other protected criteria may be actionable.

 The attorneys at the Law Firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. are experienced employment law practitioners who have been serving the residents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties for many years.  Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. lawyers have the skill and experience to handle all of your employment law needs.  For a free consultation at 1-888-556-2529.  Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C.’s website is located at http://www.lmblaw.com/.