If a lie was told during the interview process, such as - do you take any prescription drugs...- and is later discovered, the consequences might be severe.
Asking personal/health questions during the interview process.. is ILLEGAL.. I once had a telephone interview and the "boss" asked me how old I was... I answered the question...but.. later talked to HR .. who was part of the conversation.. and told them they should inform the boss about such laws and they said that they about choked .. when he came out with that question.
Employers are getting around this by putting in the job description... able to lift 20 lbs... stand on your feet for 8 hrs...etc...etc... if you claim that you can meet these job description.. and you can't... then they have reason to dismiss you because you have mis-represented yourself.
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