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Pre-Employment Inquiries

CATEGORY	IT IS DISCRIMINATORY TO INQUIRE ABOUT	SOME EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTABLE INQUIRES
(a) Name	The fact of a change of name or the original of an applicant whose name has been changed;	Maiden name of a married woman applicant;
(b) Birthplace and residence	1. Birthplace of applicant; 2. Birthplace of applicant's parents; 3. Requirement that applicant submit birth certificate, naturalization or baptismal record;	1. Applicant's place of residence and address of applicant's wife and children who are dependents; 2. Length of applicant's residence in NJ and/or city where the employer is located.
(c) Creed	1. Private organizational affiliations of applicant; 2. Political affilliations of applicant;	1. Business/professional or trade organizations are acceptable.
(d) Religion	1. Applicant's religious affiliations of applicant; 2. Church, parish, or religious holidays observed by applicant;
(e) Race or color	1. Applicant's race; color of applicant's skin, eyes, hair, and so forth;	1. General distinguishing physical characteristic, such as scars, or markings.
(f) Photographs	1. Photographs with application; 2. Photographs after interview but before hiring;
(g) age	1. Date of birth or age of an applicant except when such information is needed for or to: i. Maintain apprenticeship requirements based upon a reasonable minimum age; ii. Satisfy the provisions of either State or Federal minimum age statutes; iii. Avoid interference with the operation of the terms and conditions and administration of any bona fide retirement, pension, employee benefit or insurance plan or program; iv. Verify that applicant is above the minimum legal adult age (21 years) but without asking for a birth certificate; v. Age specifications or limitations in a newspaper employmen advertisement which might bar workers under or over a certain age;
(h) Citizenship	Any and all inquires into whether applicant is now or intends to become a citizen of the U.S., or any other inquiry related to the aspect of citizenship; (See Dept. of Labor and Industry, Cruz, N.J. 1965.)	1. Are you authorized to work in the United States is acceptable;
(i) National origin	1. Applicant's lineage, ancestry, national origin, descent, parentage, ancestry or nationality; 2. Nationality of applicant's parents or spouse;
(j)Language	1. Applicant's mother tongue; 2. Language commonly used by applicant or in applicant's home; 3. How the applicant acquired ability to read, write, or speak a foreign language;	1. Language applicant speaks and/or writes fluently;
(k) Relatives	1. Name and/or address of any relative of applicant other than spouse and children who are his dependents;	1. Names of applicant's spouse and children; 2. Names of relatives already employed by their company; 3. Names of persons with whom applicant resides; 4. Names and address of person to be notified in case of accedent or emergency; 5. Whether the applicant has ever worked for the same employer under a different name;
(l) Military	1. Applicant's military experience in other than U.S. armed forces; 2. National Guard or Reserve units of applicant; 3. Draft classification or other eligibility for military service; 4. Applicant's whereabouts in 1914-18, 1941-45, 1950-53, 1964-73;	1. Military experience of applicant in the armed forces of the United States and dates and conditions of discharge; 2. Applicant's service in a particular branch of the armed forces; 3. Whether applicant has received any notice to report for duty in the armed forces;
(m) Organizations	1. All clubs, social fraternities, societies, lodges or organizations to which the applicant belongs, other than professional, trade or service organizations	1. Applicant's membership in any union or professional or trade organization;
(n) References	1. the name of applicant's pastor or religious leader;	1. Names of persons willing to provide professional and/or character references for applicant. 2. Names of persons who suggested applicant apply for a position with the employer.