Any preemployment inquiry or the keeping of any record of protected status before employment for a discriminatory purpose is prohibited and may be evidence of an unfair practice when connected to the applicant's protected status unless the particular quality inquired about is a bona fide occupational qualification.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.60.120(3). WSR 00-01-177, § 162-12-130, filed 12/21/99, effective 1/21/00; WSR 96-21-054, § 162-12-130, filed 10/14/96, effective 11/14/96; Order 16, § 162-12-130, filed 5/22/74; Order 9, § 162-12-130, filed 9/23/71; Order 8, § 162-12-130, filed 6/22/70; § 162-12-130, filed 10/23/67.]