Fairness for People with Criminal Records in Employment

1. Fairness for People with Criminal Records in Employment

2. This will be a guide for people with criminal records who are looking for jobs which provides general information about their responsibilities and rights.

3. How Should I Answer Questions About Criminal Records? • Accurately as possible, a lot of employers run checks on criminal records. If you don’t answer the questions your employer asks about accurately, it can easily be found out from other sources. • And what is even more important is that employers may deny you the job legally or fire you because of the inaccurate information you gave them, even if you shouldn’t have been disqualified by your criminal records. You are not fully protected by the laws of anti-discrimination unless you answer the questions of your employer accurately.

4. A lot of people don’t know what is in their criminal records. There are mistakes made in your criminal records. You should first get a copy of your history of criminal records, so that you can answer questions accurately and correct those mistakes.

5. How Do Employers Use Background Checks? • History of Criminal Records Reports: A lot of histories of criminal records which are all reported and collected. • Employer Criminal Records Investigations: employers can also choose to conduct their own investigation into histories of criminal records. Unless they it's sealed, court records remains public so employers could learn all about the potential employee’s history of criminal records

6. Please visit  www.govpublicaccess.com for more details about Criminal Background Check Online