Asking where someone lives on an interview? Ok or not ok
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cTAP56
Feb 24, 2021
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I am a recruiter in New York City and I have noticed that a lot of my clients are asking me where candidates live so they can have a better understanding of if they feel their commute will be “too long” once everyone returns to in person. New York City is a commuter city and people commute in from all over the tri-state area- this is nothing new.
Is it legal to ask where a candidate lives? It seems as though a lot of companies want to make the determination themselves as to if they feel the candidate’s commute is too long or not, even if they’ve been working in New York City for the last several years commuting in from Jersey, Long Island, CT, PA, etc.
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Let's say they tell you Harlem and then don't get the job....as far as they were concerned the interview was going great until they said Harlem. it turns out your company has no employees in Harlem (high black population) and suddenly you are being sued for discrimination.
Better to tell them the office is in X and the expectation is that they can come to the office 5 days a week. Are they able to do that.