In California, there actually are prohibitions on asking certain kinds of questions of prospective employees: The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (F

In California, there actually are prohibitions on asking certain kinds of questions of prospective employees: The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits any non-job-related inquiries of applicants or employees, either verbally or through the use of an application form, that express, directly or indirectly a limitation, specification or discrimination as to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, or sexual orientation, or any intent to make such a limitation, specification, or discrimination. See http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/res/docs/publications/dfeh-161.pdf http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/res/docs/publications/dfeh-161.pdf