Marysville, WA January 30, 2004 โ€” Job candidates should be aware of the federal and state laws governing the relationship between employees and employers, which make it unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire someone because of his or her age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin or disability. For instance, asking a young job candidate if she intends to get pregnant in the coming year, and then not hiring her if the response is โ€œyesโ€ or โ€œmaybe,โ€, candidates , employer , job , job candidates , medzilla