{"id":5185,"date":"2023-12-13T09:57:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T15:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:01:09","slug":"hr-newsletter-checklist-preparing-legally-compliant-interview-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/hr-newsletter-checklist-preparing-legally-compliant-interview-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter:\u00a0Checklist \u2013 Preparing Legally Compliant Interview Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/blog\/Blog_InterviewQuestions.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter:\u00a0Checklist \u2013 Preparing Legally Compliant Interview Questions\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently released a new checklist that outlines the steps to help employers comply with federal and state fair employment laws that affect the process of interviewing job applicants. 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