The following excerpt is from Munoz v. Soc. Sec. Admin., Civil No. 10cv1003 MMA (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
Further, while such questioning may be allowed if the inquiry is job-related or required by business necessity, the employer had the burden to prove such circumstances. Fredenburg v. Contra Costa County, 172 F.3d 1176, 1182-83 (9th Cir. 1999). Evidence of that defense includes "evidence
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