ILLEGAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: WHAT CAN YOU BE ASKED IN AN INTERVIEW?
It is illegal for potential employers to ask certain questions in a job interview, as these questions can be seen as discriminatory. While an interviewer can ask a question that relates to your ability to perform a particular job function, such as asking if you can prove that you are eligible to work in the US, federal law prohibits questions relating to personal characteristics that are not job-related. Questions about your race, age, sex, religion, national origin, or disability could be discriminatory and an employer is not allowed to not hire you because of race, age, sex, religion, national origin or sexual orientation. An experienced employment attorney can held you determine if you have been discriminated against in a job interview.
Questions that are not allowed include:
- Are you married? Are you planning to get married?
- Do you have children? Are you planning to have children?
- Where were you born?
- What's your sexual orientation?
- Have you ever been arrested?
Any question from an interviewer about a legally protected categories such as your sexual orientation, age, religion, race, gender, national origin, or disability could be considered a form of discrimination and is illegal. If you suspect you have ever not been hired because of such discrimination, call us now at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for a free consultation in California regarding your legal rights. Get your questions answered from one of our experienced employment attorneys now!
