From e7aa7e28c14afe47c12bbeef6fa9c30af1e8cb19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ghzhost <patricknasci@ghzhost.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:59:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(filters): use word-boundary matching for
 current_employers (#15)

---
 src/openjobradar/policy/filters.py | 16 ++++++----------
 tests/test_hard_filters.py         | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/openjobradar/policy/filters.py b/src/openjobradar/policy/filters.py
index 37902c7..0f93d2d 100644
--- a/src/openjobradar/policy/filters.py
+++ b/src/openjobradar/policy/filters.py
@@ -181,16 +181,12 @@ def evaluate_hard_filters(posting: Mapping[str, Any], profile: Mapping[str, Any]
     employers = hard_filters.get("current_employers") or []
     normalized_org = _normalize(organization)
     for employer in employers:
-        if isinstance(employer, str) and normalized_org:
-            employer_norm = _normalize(employer)
-            if employer_norm and (
-                employer_norm in normalized_org or normalized_org in employer_norm
-            ):
-                findings.append((
-                    "current_employer", "deny",
-                    f"{employer.strip()!r} is your current employer.",
-                ))
-                break
+        if isinstance(employer, str) and normalized_org and _multi_phrase_hit(normalized_org, employer):
+            findings.append((
+                "current_employer", "deny",
+                f"{employer.strip()!r} is your current employer.",
+            ))
+            break
 
     findings.extend(_list_finding(
         normalized_title,
diff --git a/tests/test_hard_filters.py b/tests/test_hard_filters.py
index 1145c1d..c101929 100644
--- a/tests/test_hard_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_hard_filters.py
@@ -20,7 +20,22 @@ def test_no_sections_is_permissive() -> None:
 def test_current_employer_suppressed() -> None:
     profile = _profile(current_employers=["Example Health Co"])
     verdict = evaluate_hard_filters(
-        {"title": "Director", "organization": "Example Health Corporation"}, profile
+        {"title": "Director", "organization": "Example Health Co, LLC"}, profile
+    )
+    assert not verdict.allowed
+    assert verdict.rules == ("current_employer",)
+
+
+def test_employer_word_boundary_no_false_positive() -> None:
+    profile = _profile(current_employers=["Meta"])
+    assert evaluate_hard_filters(
+        {"title": "Senior Engineer", "organization": "Metabase, Inc."}, profile
+    ).allowed
+    assert evaluate_hard_filters(
+        {"title": "Senior Engineer", "organization": "MetaMind AI"}, profile
+    ).allowed
+    verdict = evaluate_hard_filters(
+        {"title": "Senior Engineer", "organization": "Meta, Inc."}, profile
     )
     assert not verdict.allowed
     assert verdict.rules == ("current_employer",)