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In response to "ML, if I am arrested for something but not yet convicted, does it show on a background check? (thanks.) -- nm" by amanda hk

Had an exciting weekend, did we? -- nm

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Sep 16 '13, 07:53

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Lock her up and throw away the key, officer -- nm - ACME Cake and Candy si Sep 16, 08:30
we offered a job last week to a guy. let's call him "chad" (because that's his name). we require a background check. - amanda hk Sep 16, 07:58 19
- you should be able to rescind the offer regardless, if they haven't started yet. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 08:05
- what if he's innocent? -- nm - decline Sep 16, 08:03 9
  - he could very well be. but if you had charges pending and were totally innocent, wouldn't you say to us "hey, this is out there,here's what - amanda hk Sep 16, 08:05 7
    - I probably wouldn't -- nm - decline Sep 16, 08:07
    - Why should they bring up something that's not relevant to the job, won't show up in a background check - znufrii Sep 16, 08:07 4
      - but he had to know the mugshot would show up online, right? who doesn't google prospective employees? the timing was just very much in his - amanda hk Sep 16, 08:08 3
        
        unless he has signed some special contract, just take away the offer. you're not under obligation here. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 08:11 1
        
        ML or other lawyers may be able to comment on Gregory v. Litton Systems, but just googling suggests that blanket exclusion based on arrest only isn't - valid for pre-imployment hiring decisions. Sep 16, 08:37
        
        we don't google people here. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 08:10
    - I do not think I would. - groiny Sep 16, 08:06
  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 08:04
- did anyone ask him if he had ever been arrested in the interview? -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 08:00 7
  - I don't know that you can... - znufrii Sep 16, 08:02 5
    - pretty sure arrest status is not a protected class. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 16, 08:06 3
      - I remember being told very specifically when I was a store manager that we could not ask about arrest history, only convictions. -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 08:13 2
        
        here's the EEOC page on the subject. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 16, 08:16
        
        well, McDonalds would never hire anyone if that was the case. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 16, 08:14
    - "we are doing a background check, that will not be a problem, correct?" - groiny Sep 16, 08:05
  - no. not a question we normally ask. on the application, we ask if you've ever been convicted. he has not. -- nm - amanda hk Sep 16, 08:01

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