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UNLAWFUL. The interviewer can
ask you if you would have any

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problems getting to work on
time, but not if you own a car.

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UNLAWFUL. The interviewer may
use your answer to

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discriminate against you if
you do not answer with the

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"right" language. You may want
to answer the fear behind

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the question without directly
answering the specific question.

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UNLAWFUL. The interviewer may
use this answer to

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discriminate against you if
you were born outside of this

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country, or even from a
different part of this country.

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UNLAWFUL. It's none of the
interviewer's business if you

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have a spouse. However, the
interviewer can ask if any of

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your family members work in
this company or for the

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direct competition.

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UNLAWFUL. Though the
interviewer may be asking a

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question like this merely
out of curiosity, he or she may

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also be trying to
surreptitiously discover your

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religion.

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UNLAWFUL. The interviewer can
ask you if you were in the

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military, but cannot ask you
about the type of discharge.

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Of course, if you had an
Honorable Discharge, you may

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want to volunteer
the information.

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UNLAWFUL. The interviewer
could use your answer to

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discriminate against you
on the basis of

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socioeconomic status.

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UNLAWFUL. In addition to being
unlawful, hearing this

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question would be
quite a blow to your ego.

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UNLAWFUL. There is no legal
reason for an interviewer

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to ask this question.

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UNLAWFUL. Anyone can get
arrested. What's important is

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whether or not you've ever
been convicted -- and only if

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you've been convicted of a
felony. Other than that, the

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interviewer does not have a
legal need to know.

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UNLAWFUL. This question is
usually used to discriminate

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against women, though some men
are now being asked the same

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questions. Answer the fear
behind the question.