FWIW, in some places, even employment status is a protected category: https://www.foxrothschild.com/publications/new-york-city-now-prohibits-discrimination-bas

FWIW, in some places, even employment status is a protected category: https://www.foxrothschild.com/publications/new-york-city-now-prohibits-discrimination-based-on-unemployment-status-over-mayors-veto/ https://www.foxrothschild.com/publications/new-york-city-now... I remember my employer mentioning how questions can no longer ask what the candidate is working on, but can only ask the candidate's experience (no pointers about timeline of such experience).