I am not sure whether there have been cases already in US.
Would it be illegal to say in a job offer they require people from a certain IQ level?
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3Possible duplicate of What types of "discrimination" are illegal?– Tim LymingtonCommented Jun 25, 2017 at 9:15
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not sure, and this question is more specific– J. DoeCommented Jun 25, 2017 at 11:22
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1You should explain how the other question doesn't suffice as an answer. You question being "more specific" doesn't mean that the question hasn't already been answered: the answer to your Q is included in the answer to the general question.– user6726Commented Jun 25, 2017 at 15:46
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IQ level is not a protected class and so using it to discriminate between job applicants is not illegal per se.
However - in the U.S., studies have shown that self-identified blacks score around 15 points lower than self-identified whites, on average. If your use of IQ to discriminate between applicants reflected this disparity - and did not represent a bona fide occupational qualification (unlikely) - then your use of IQ for this purpose could easily be construed as illegal discrimination based on race.
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For posterity. Here (mobile.nytimes.com/1999/09/09/nyregion/…) is an article about a case where it was found that an employer may choose not to hire someone based on IQ. Commented Jun 27, 2017 at 7:57