Are employers allowed to require job applicants to sign a release or waiver?

In Tennessee, employers are allowed to ask job applicants to sign releases or waivers as part of the hiring process. However, this is only legal if the waiver is narrowly tailored to the job requirements and not discriminatory. For example, under Tennessee employment discrimination law, employers cannot ask applicants to sign a release or waiver that requires them to waive their rights to bring a discrimination claim. This would be illegal because it is essentially asking them to give up their legal rights. Also, employers cannot ask applicants to sign a waiver that would release the company from liability for any kind of conduct that violates state or federal laws. This would be illegal because it would make the employer exempt from any legal consequences for engaging in discriminatory behavior. Therefore, employers in Tennessee are allowed to ask job applicants to sign releases or waivers, but these waivers must meet certain criteria in order to be considered legal. The waiver must be narrowly tailored to the job requirements, and must not require applicants to waive their rights to bring a discrimination claim or release the employer from any liability for illegal behavior.

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