The Hiring Process

Question 1

Applications, interviews, and references (introduction)

Answer 1

1. Ban-the-box policy

2. Ban on the inquiry of a prospective employee’s past salaries

Question 2

Starbucks Corp. v. Superior Court

Answer 2

An applicant cannot recover statutory damages when he subjectively understands that an ambiguous application does not require the disclosure of prohibited information.

Question 3

National Aeronautics Space Administration v. Nelson

Answer 3

Contract employees do not have any privacy interest in their information (the government as proprietor).