Have you ever given thought as to the questions you ask a potential employee during an interview? As a small business owner, it can be both stressful and intimidating to conduct an interview. What questions should you ask? How much information do you give out about yourself and your business? Are you allowed to do a working interview without paying the interviewee? It can be daunting.
During every job interview, there is certain information you are looking to obtain through friendly banter with the potential candidate. However, some questions you may be currently asking interviewees could come across as a little too friendly and may be perceived as potential discrimination.
On a federal level, there are many areas of which you want to steer clear:
- Race, color, national origin, sex, and religion (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964);
- Age (Age Discrimination in Employment Act);
- Disability (Americans with Disabilities Act);
- Results of genetic testing (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act).
In addition to the characteristics protected under federal laws, various states and local jurisdictions add other characteristics protected by law. Such characteristics include but are not limited to:
- sexual orientation,
- gender identity,
- service in the military,
- veteran status,
- ancestry,
- arrest record,
- marital status, and
- whether someone is a victim of
- domestic violence.
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