"Under Title VII, it is not illegal for an employer to learn the race, gender or ethnicity of an individual prior to an interview.

Of course, Title VII requires that all individuals be provided equal, nondiscriminatory treatment throughou the hiring process...Employers need to take care in training hiring officials and human resources staff abou the appropriate responses when gender, race, or ethnicity are disclosed during recruitment.  Video clips can be analogized to information on a resume that clearly tells an individual's reace, such as, "President, Black Law Students Association."

• "Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., an employer cannot ask questions on the application form or in an interview that are likely to elicit information about a disability prior to a job offer.  If you learn or suspec that an individual has a disability after seeing his/her video clip, you have not violated the inquiry prohibition of the ADA, but you must not use that information to discriminate in hiring. As with all other applicants, you must focus on the individual's qualifications for the job."

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