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Answer from our Guest Expert Jeff Pollack of Mintz & Gold LLP PAGE 2 For a general guide on what questions are prohibited, check the EEOC's website. For specific guidance as to what questions are prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act, go here. Additionally, the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (as well as various state laws) governs the use of credit reports in the hiring process. It's always a good idea to insure that anyone who conducts interviews on behalf of a company is trained in this area, and realizes that their conduct in the interview can have long-lasting effects on the company. The interviewer should, therefore, be extremely vigilant in what she says during the interview, as well as what she puts on paper at any time during the hiring process. I hope this helps! Jeff Pollack Attorney-At-Law [The foregoing is not legal advice and you shouldn't rely upon it as such. Always consult an experienced practitioner before making decisions about your particular circumstances.] Page 1 - 2 Enter your search terms Submit search form       Search Idea Cafe Web Small Business Tax Center • Idea Cafe Home • Sign Up • Biz Grant Center • CyberSchmooz •Coffee Talk with Experts • People in Biz Profiles • Starting Your Biz • Biz Planning • Running Your Biz • FREE Trade Publications • Marketing • Financing Your Biz • Human Resources • Legal & Biz Forms • Managing Your Biz • eCommerce • You and Your Biz • Gen X • Work@Home • The Fridge • De-Stress • Send an Award • Send an eGreeting • Yoga @ Your Desk • Web Guide • Idea Cafe in the News • About Idea Cafe • Advertise on Idea Cafe • Contact Us • Privacy Policy • Site Map • Small Biz News Copyright 1995-2008, Idea Cafe Inc. Downloads are for personal use only, not for resale to others, and may not be reprinted in any form without written permission from Idea Cafe Inc. DISCLAIMER: We hope whatever you find on this site is helpful, but be cautioned that it may not apply to your own situation, or be totally current at any given time. Idea Cafe Inc. and all of its current and past experts, sponsors, advertisers, agents, contractors and advisors disclaim all warranties with regard to anything found anywhere on this family of websites, quoted from, or sent from Idea Cafe, Inc. and its related sites, publications and companies. We also take no responsibility for comments published by others on these pages. TRADEMARKS: The following are Registered Trademarks or Servicemarks of Idea Cafe, Inc. or M.F. Ward: Idea Cafe®, Online Coffee Break®, The Small Business Gathering Place®, Take out Info®, Biz Bar & Grill®, Complaint-O-Meter®, A Fun Approach to Serious Business™, CyberSchmooz™, and BizCafe™.

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