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If you're old enough to fit the protected category (45+?) Then those questions are straight up illegal. Same with the marital status question.

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I don't think "straight up illegal" is quite right. More like discrimination is illegal and if they ask then don't hire you, then they're practically asking you to sue them. They might deny it of course.

https://www.eeoc.gov/pre-employment-inquiries-and-marital-st...

Considered evidence of intent to discriminate. Defacto illegal.

"de facto " is better, but still, it's "may be" considered evidence.

Maybe I've just been screwed by the system enough to know that it actually means will be.

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