You are interviewing for an entry level management position at the corporate offices of a distribution company.
Identify the interviewing questions below that are clearly illegal, or are borderline illegal, because they inquire about information from the candidate that could lead to discrimination.
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Do you own a car?Do you own a car?
Tell me about yourself?Tell me about yourself?
Are you a U.S. citizen?Are you a U.S. citizen?
Tell me about a time you disagreed with your supervisor. What was the situation? What did you do? What was the outcome?Tell me about a time you disagreed with your supervisor. What was the situation? What did you do? What was the outcome?
Describe or demonstrate how you could fulfill the requirements of this position?Describe or demonstrate how you could fulfill the requirements of this position?
Have you ever been arrested?Have you ever been arrested?
Assume you had to terminate an employee. Describe how you would go about this completing this task?Assume you had to terminate an employee. Describe how you would go about this completing this task?
Do you have any disabililities?Do you have any disabililities?
Why are you interested in this position?Why are you interested in this position?
Have you ever declared bankruptcy?Have you ever declared bankruptcy?
Why were you discharged from the military?
Why were you discharged from the military?
What are your personal pronouns?What are your personal pronouns?
Describe your greatest strength?Describe your greatest strength?
Tell me about your current position.Tell me about your current position.
When did you graduate?When did you graduate?
What days can you work?
2. Identify the examples that would most likely be considered a "reasonable accomodation" under the American's with Disabilities Act.
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Purchasing prescription glasses for an employee who needs corrective lenses.Purchasing prescription glasses for an employee who needs corrective lenses.
Allowing a flexible work schedule for an employee to have special treatments for cancer.Allowing a flexible work schedule for an employee to have special treatments for cancer.
Providing company training videos with closed captioning or scripts to read for a hearing impaired employee.Providing company training videos with closed captioning or scripts to read for a hearing impaired employee.
Lowering a production goal, as compared to other employees, for a physically disabled assembly worker.Lowering a production goal, as compared to other employees, for a physically disabled assembly worker.
Providing a daily work checklist for an intellectually disabled employee.Providing a daily work checklist for an intellectually disabled employee.
Allowing an employee, that happens to have a headache, sleep in the break room during work time.Allowing an employee, that happens to have a headache, sleep in the break room during work time.
Ensuring access to the facility for an employee confined to a wheelchair.