Articles > State, federal laws regulate what you can ask at a job interview

State, federal laws regulate what you can ask at a job interview

Printer-friendly version (PDF)

This article originally appeared in the December 3, 2006 edition of Boca Raton News, www.bocanews.com. Reprinted with permission.

Federal and state laws prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals in connection with all aspects of employment, including the recruitment, interview and hiring process. Accordingly, employers must be careful to avoid requesting information from job applicants which may indicate or suggest that the employer might discriminate against applicants on the basis of statutorily identified classifications or characteristics, including, without limitation, race, color, religion, nationality, gender, pregnancy, marital status, disability or handicap, age and other legally protected categories.

In their weekly Boca Raton News column, Hodgson Russ partners Larry Corman and Glenn Rissman discuss ways employers can avoid avoid requesting information from job applicants which may indicate or suggest that the employer might discriminate against them.