Has anyone gotten fired for a criminal backgorund check

[boobiemiles]

I got hired by a Secuirties firm, and they are going to conduct a criminal back ground check. The only offense that I've done is drive with a suspended license. At the time I didn't know it was suspended. I was away at school, and didn't drive unless I came home for the weekends. My thrid year out of college, I got stoped and found out my license was suspended. They didn't arrest me. The worst part about it was on my way to pay for restoration I got stopped at a check point, and got another ticket. Again they didn't arrest me. But I had to pay a fine, and my license was suspended for 6 months. Do you think that will effect my employment at a Financial Security firm? I really want this gig.

[Midnight Judges]

You'll be fine unless driving is going to be a major part of your new duties. They're looking for drugs, violent crimes, theft, not traffic and insurance violations.

I have a security clearance and part of my job is to help others from my company go through the security clearance process so if the people you are applying with have standards similar to our federal Government, you should be OK.

[drums and skins]

The only people who care about small traffic violations are places where you'll be driving.

[Redskins Diehard]

They are probably also looking for honesty. It is always better to tell them about this kind of thing, then for them to find out about it on their own. Like others said I would not expect what you described to cause you any problems.

[rincewind]

They are probably also looking for honesty. It is always better to tell them about this kind of thing, then for them to find out about it on their own. Like others said I would not expect what you described to cause you any problems.



Funny thing is - if they hire you, they cannot fire you for past felonies. HOWEVER, they can and will fire you for lying on your application. We hired a guy who was a convicted sex 0ffender, when it was discovered he was fired for lying. Firing him for being a sex 0ffender could have been viewed as discrimination.

[Thiebear]

I got fired for a Special Forces gig because i was in the middle of a divorce so I wasnt considered stable enough after 3 polygraphs and making the final 4....

That sucked.... (if only i got divorced a year earlier/later I would have been golden).

[twa]

I know someone who was rejected because of speeding tickets,but that was for HMX1 duty in the military...I doubt a securities firm will be that strict though.

[Redskins Diehard]

I passed 2 different BI's for TS level clearances in the G. One job came with a G-Ride. I had 7 speeding tickets at the time.

[Redskins Diehard]

I got fired for a Special Forces gig because i was in the middle of a divorce so I wasnt considered stable enough after 3 polygraphs and making the final 4....

That sucked.... (if only i got divorced a year earlier/later I would have been golden).

What kind of SF gig were you looking for that required 3 poly's? Are you sure you passed them all?

[G-Town]

After 7 years your record is clear, i wouldnt sweat it out over that.

[NoCalMike]

Most of the time you won't be fired or not hired for a minor infraction or citation, but you can rest assured of getting fired if you lied on your application about it. A lot of times background checks don't come back in until they employer has already hired you, and it is sitting in a stack of paper work that WILL EVENTUALLY get processed.

The lesson is, don't lie on the application.

[Art]

I'm torn between, "Records are sealed," and, "At my arraignment, note for the plaintiff, 'Your daughter's tied up in a Brooklyn basement.' Face it, not guilty, that's how I stay silky." So, uh, no, never been fired for a criminal background check.

[Lady Brave]

After 7 years your record is clear, i wouldnt sweat it out over that.

Sorry, I got a chuckle reading that one.

If your talking about traffic related offenses, the points come off, but the charge itself shows up... forever. Most DMV records are only accessible to law enforcement, but it may show up if the record is obtained from the courts.

Criminal and traffic charges will always appear on your record. It doesn't matter how long it has been. In most states, the only way to make a charge disappear is if you have it expunged. I run criminal background checks for gun permit applicants and I find charges on people's records that date back to the 60's. People love to lie on gun permit applications and I get such a kick out of busting them. The questions are very straight forward. They know they're lying. So sorry, no handguns for you today sir.

Never try to hide anything involving your criminal record. It just makes things worse. I will always try to help a person as long as they are upfront with me.

I hate employers that use private companies to conduct background checks. Most of the info they get from those companies is ambiguous and you may get lumped in with someone who has a horrible record, just because they share a few identifiers with you. Then you have to spend all your time and energy running around trying to prove it's not you.

A word of advice. The only reliable background checks should come directly from the court system or from a record generated by submitting your fingerprints to your state bureau of investigation. There may be a cost involved and you may have to make a trip to your state capitol, but it's worth it.

[dreamingwolf]

Funny thing is - if they hire you, they cannot fire you for past felonies. HOWEVER, they can and will fire you for lying on your application. We hired a guy who was a convicted sex 0ffender, when it was discovered he was fired for lying. Firing him for being a sex 0ffender could have been viewed as discrimination.

someone has to explain to me why firing someone for being a sex offender is bad discrimination, there has to be a degree of discrimination in the hiring and firing of employees. If the guy is lazy and shiftless and you fire him, your being discriminating against the lazy and shiftless. If you find out your employee is a predator of children, I think you have every right to cleanse your business of it.

[Lady Brave]

someone has to explain to me why firing someone for being a sex offender is bad discrimination, there has to be a degree of discrimination in the hiring and firing of employees. If the guy is lazy and shiftless and you fire him, your being discriminating against the lazy and shiftless. If you find out your employee is a predator of children, I think you have every right to cleanse your business of it.

I agree. But I think it depends on what type of business it is. Most sex offenders are felons anyway, so it would seem to me they were ok with hiring a felon in the first place. If I was going to hire a felon, I would at least make sure I knew what he was convicted of.

[rincewind]

someone has to explain to me why firing someone for being a sex offender is bad discrimination, there has to be a degree of discrimination in the hiring and firing of employees. If the guy is lazy and shiftless and you fire him, your being discriminating against the lazy and shiftless. If you find out your employee is a predator of children, I think you have every right to cleanse your business of it.



Adimitedly, i didn't work there when he was fired - i was just told they couldn't fire him for past aggressions. But, i agree with you - mainly because it was a book store with a childrens section and according to the file he was bust for having relations with someone under 15. ****ty part is - i was his immediate supervisior and we had gone out for drinks after work a few times. I really liked the guy and turns out he was a scumbag. :mad:

[Joe Sick]

I just passed a background check. I have two DUIs and a possession of wacky weed on my record. Of course, all that happened more than 7 years ago and my job doesn't require me to drive a company vehicle. I wouldn't sweat it, although I was when I didn't hear back from the company I was applying to. I start Monday.

[Kosher Ham]

Most likely wont be an issues. Most companies dont consider traffic violations as criminal offenses.

Joe Sick, Congrats on the new job.

[NoCalMike]

I worked for a background check company before. The rule is anything NOT GUILTY >7 Years is a CLEAR. That is nationally. Every state has more specific compliances though. If you have a specific question ask me.