Your Unstructured Interviews Are Now a Legal Liability

A meta-analysis of 24 studies found that unstructured interviews carry more than double the bias of structured ones — and in 2026, that gap is also a legal problem. NYC, Illinois, and California all have active regulatory frameworks targeting how employers screen candidates. Most HR teams don't realize their current process exposes them on both fronts at once. In this episode, we break down the three compliance frameworks you need to know, why the research has always favored structured interviews, and how OVI's audio-only screening delivers consistency at scale — without the video-interview compliance headaches Illinois just created. If you're still running unstructured screens where every manager asks whatever comes to mind, this one is for you.