Is it legal or illegal for a potential employer to ask if a potential employee for a retail position has a vehicle?
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Is it legal or illegal for a potential employer to ask if a potential employee for a retail position has a vehicle?
Asked on January 6, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
It is perfectly legal, and it would be legal to not hire someone who lacks a vehicle if there is any reasonable connection between having a vehicle and doing the job. So if employees may sometimes have to run errands, make deliveries, go to other locations, or pick up things, or if the business is located in a location not well-served by public transportation, so realistically, someone would need to have a vehicle to reliably get to work on time, this question is appropriate.
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