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Resources: Checklists: Preemployment Inquiries Under EEOC Guidelines

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Subject Area

 

Acceptable

 

Unacceptable

 

Name

 

 

For access purposes, whether applicant work records are under another name.

 

To ask if a woman is a Miss, Mrs. or Ms., or to ask for maiden name.

 

Residence      .

 

 

a) Place and length of current and previous address.

 

b) Applicant’s phone number or how the applicant can be reached.

 

None.

 

 

Age

 

None.

 

a) Age or age group of the applicant.

 

b) Birth certificate or baptismal record before hiring.

 

National Origin / Ancestry

 

None.

 

a) Birthplace of applicant, parents, spouse or grandparents.

 

b) Any other inquiry into national origin.

 

Race

 

None.  Inquiry of race for affirmative action plan statistics, after hiring.

 

Any inquiry that would indicate race or color.

 

Sex

 

None. Inquiry for affirmative action plan statistics, after hiring.

 

Any inquiry that would indicate sex unless job‑related.

 

Religion or Creed

 

None.

 

a) Birthplace of applicant, parents, grandparents or spouse.

 

b) Recommendations or references from church officials.

 

Citizenship    

 

a) If U.S. residence is legal.

 

b) Required proof of citizenship, after hiring.  “If hired, can you show proof of authorization to work in the United States?”

 

 

a) If native‑born or naturalized.

 

b) Proof of citizenship before hiring.

 

c) Whether parents or spouse are native‑born or naturalized.

 

d) Date of citizenship.

 

Marital Status

 

None.  After hiring:

 

a) Status (only married or single) for insurance and tax purposes.

 

b) Number and ages of dependents and age of spouse for insurance and tax purposes.      

 

a) To ask martial status before hiring.

 

b) To ask the number and age of children, who cares for them, and if the applicant plans to have children.

 

 

Military Service

 

a) Service in the U.S. Armed Forces, including branch and rank attained as part of work experience history.

 

b) Any job‑related experience.

 

c) Military discharge certification only after hiring.

 

a) Military service records.

 

b) Military service for any country other than U.S.

 

c) Type of discharge.

 

d) Membership in Reserves.

 

e) Intent to join military.

 

Education

 

a) Academic, professional, or vocational schools attended.

 

b) Language skills, such as reading and writing foreign languages.

 

a) Nationality, racial, or religious affiliations of schools attended.

 

b) How foreign language ability was acquired.

 

Criminal Record   

 

Listing of convictions other than misdemeanors.

 

Arrest record.

 

References

 

General and work references not related to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry.

 

References specifically from clergy or any other person who might reflect race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or ancestry.

 

Organizations

 

a) Organization membership—professional, social, etc., so long as affiliation is not used to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin or ancestry.

 

b) Offices held, if any.

 

Listing of all clubs applicant belongs to or has belonged to.

 

Photographs

 

None.  May be required after hiring for identification purposes.

 

a) Request photographs before hiring.

 

b) To take pictures of applicants during interviews.

 

Work Schedule

 

Willingness to work required work schedule.

 

Willingness to work any particular religious holidays.

 

Whether applicant has any military reservist obligations.

 

Physical Data

 

a) Require applicant to prove ability to do manual labor, lifting and other physical requirements related to the essential functions of the job, if any.

 

b) Require a physical examination after a job offer is made.

 

To ask if the applicant has a disability that would interfere with the ability to perform the job.

 

Disability

 

If the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

 

To exclude disabled applicants as a class on the basis of their disability.  Each case must be determined individually.


     
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