Arrest Records
Any inquiry is inadvisable.
Availability for work on weekends and/or evenings
If asked of all applicants and it is a business necessity for the person to be available to work weekends and/or evenings.
Any inquiry about religious observance.
Birthplace & Residence
Applicant's place of residence, length of applicant's residence and/or city where employer is located.
Birthplace of applicant or parents; birth certificate, naturalization or baptismal certificate prior to hiring.
Child Care
None, unless asked of all applicants.
Inquiry into child care arrangements of only female applicants.
Citizenship
Whether applicant is prevented from lawfully becoming employed in this country because of visa or immigration status.
Whether applicant is a U. S. Citizen.
Conviction Records
Inquiry into convictions, if job related.
Any inquiry about conviction, unrelated to job requirements.
Creed or Religion
None, except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification.
Applicant's religious affiliation, church, parish or religious holidays observed.
Credit Records
None, unless job related.
Inquiries about charge accounts, bank accounts, etc.
Family Status
Whether applicant has responsibilities or commitments which prevent him/her from meeting work schedules, if asked of all applicants, regardless of sex.
Marital status, number and ages of children, spouse's job.
Handicap
Whether applicant can perform job in question.
To ask applicant to list or describe his/her handicap(s).
Height & Weight
None, unless job related.
Any inquiry unrelated to job requirements.
Language
Languages applicant speaks or writes fluently.
Applicant's mother tongue, used by applicant at home, or how applicant acquired the ability to read, write, or speak a foreign language.
Marital Status
Any inquiry is inadvisable.
Military Service
Military experience or training.
Type or condition of discharge.
Name
Whether applicant has worked under a different name.
The original name of an applicant whose name has been legally changed or the national origin of an applicant's name.
National Origin
None, except whether applicant is legally eligible to work in the United States.
Applicant's lineage, ancestry, national origin, descent, parentage, or nationality of applicant, or applicant's parent or spouse.
Organizations
Applicant's membership in professional organizations, if job related.
All clubs, social fraternities, societies, lodges or organizations of which applicant belongs.
Photographs
None, except after hiring.
Photograph with application or after interview, but before hiring.
Pregnancy
Any inquiry is inadvisable.
Race or Color
Any inquiry is inadvisable.
References
Name of character references.
Name of applicant's pastor or religious leader.
Age
Are you over 16, 18 or 21, etc.
Date of Birth.
Sex
None, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification.
Any inquiry, except where it is a bona fide occupational qualification.
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