VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #U024

Topic

Acceptable Question Unacceptable Question

If unacceptable, what is the reason Can be viewed as ethnic or racial discrimination Can be viewed as ethnic or racial discrimination Can be viewed as ethnic or racial discrimination Can be viewed as discrimination against disabled applicants Can be viewed as discrimination against disabled applicants Can be viewed as discrimination against disabled applicants Can be viewed as racial discrimination

Citizenship/national origin

Are you legally eligible for employment in the United States? Have you ever worked under a different name?

What is your national origin? Where are your parents from?

Citizenship/national origin Citizenship/national origin

What is your maiden name? What is your father’s surname? What are the names of your relatives? Have you ever been arrested?

None

Arrest and conviction Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Disabilities

Can you perform the duties of the position for which you have applied?

Do you have any disabilities?

Disabilities

None

Have you ever filed a worker’s compensation claim? Have you ever been injured on the job? Do you own your own home? Have you ever declared bankruptcy? Have your wages ever been garnished?

Disabilities

None

Credit record

None

Can be viewed as racial discrimination Can be viewed as racial discrimination Can be viewed as racial discrimination

Credit record

None

Credit record

Credit references may be used if compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 and the Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996 What type of education, training and work experience relevant to this position did you receive while in the military?

Military record

What type of discharge did you receive?

Can be viewed as racial discrimination

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