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Guidelines on Keeping Employment Interview Questions Legal

As a general rule, any question asked during the selection and interview process must be related to the job and the function of that job. Even “legal” questions can be inappropriate if the employer cannot demonstrate a job related need for asking the question. Additionally, legal questions can also be improper if they are used to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. For example, it can be …Read More

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Criminal Records & Employment (Part 2): Save Yourself a Legal Battle and Don’t Discriminate!

In the previous blog, I spoke about ways that employers can make the entire background checking process easier and less stressful for potential applicants. In this entry, we are going to go over some of the more nitty gritty details about discriminating against an employee based on their criminal history.
Here are some quick stats:

Every year more than 700,000 people are released from U.S. prisons looking for work
Millions of Americans – one in …Read More

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