RIGHT OR WRONG

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Is it okay for a prospective employer to ask these questions -

Do you have a girlfriend? Are you married? Do you like girls?

The prospective employer is the NFL.

You could ask the questions but generally you shouldn't because the applicant might say you used that information to discriminate against them in not giving them the job etc.

Marital status is a protected class; you can't not hire someone because of their marital status.

Any smart HR department will give you better ways to phrase your questions. Instead of "are you married", you can ask questions like "are you available to travel" or "is there anything to prevent you from working evenings, weekends etc."?

There's no legitimate reason to ask if someone likes girls. None.

Still, even if you ask a dumb question like "how old are you" and someone answers 60 and you don't give them the job (because they're "too old"), that person has to prove that that was the reason you didn't give them the job. If you can show in any way that the person you hired was just better qualified for the position, you're pretty much off the hook unless you made notes on the resume like "too old" or something.