Ensure you know what you can and can’t ask during an interview and avoid legal headaches for your company.

Interviewing prospective employees is not just an important skill for a company to master, but it also has to be done in line with applicable legal limits. No matter how much an employer wants to know about a candidate, there are limits to what a candidate can legally be asked. Employers who fail to ensure that their interview process meets legal requirements run the risk of having to defend costly lawsuits stemming from a perception that a past employment decision was premised upon legally inappropriate areas of inquiry. Understand the do’s and don’ts of employment interviewing and gain practical advice to best train your employees in complying with all required legal rules and limitations in the hiring process.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to explain what questions are legally allowed.
• You will be able to review appropriate in-house interview programs and procedures.
• You will be able to recognize legally inappropriate questions.
• You will be able to identify problems with your staff interviews of prospective employees.

Agenda:

Doing Interviews Right

• Why It Is Important
• Knowing What Is Right and Wrong
• Understanding the Legal Implications of Job Interviews

Legal Restrictions on Interview Questions

• Anti-Discrimination Laws and Other Statutory Limits on Areas of Inquiry
• Understanding Privacy Rights of Interviewee and How Far You Can Go in Asking Questions
• Proper Questioning as Deterrent Against Future Lawsuits

Training Your Staff to Avoid Legal Issues

• Proper Training on the Right Questions to Use
• Getting the Message to Staff About the Importance of Proper Questioning

Who should attend?

This live webinar is designed for human resource professionals, personnel managers, benefits managers, business owners and managers, accountants, recruiters, payroll professionals, and attorneys.