Many
of our clients have asked if we could provide them a Hiring Guideline as it
pertains to pre-employment (criminal) screening. We have put together an example below. Please feel free to use this guideline or take from it what makes
sense for your business.
Judgment Call
Case-By-Case Review
• DUI - One Incident Only
• Sale of Alcohol to Minor
• Worthless Checks
• Disorderly Conduct
• Multiple Criminal Offenses
• Petty Theft (Theft to Deprive/Retail
Theft/Shoplifting)
• Loitering
• Trespassing
• Arrest Without Violence
• Larceny
• Other criminal offenses
Will Not Hire If Offense Is Less Than 5 Years Old
Will Consider And Carefully Review If Older Than 5 years
• Multiple DUI's
• Misdemeanor Drug and/or Paraphernalia
• Possession of Concealed Weapon -
Misdemeanor
• Battery/Assault
• Resisting Arrest With Violence
• Domestic Violence
Will Not Hire If Offense is Less Than 10 Years Old
Will Consider And Carefully Review If Older Than 10 years
• Felony Drug Use
• Grand Theft / Robbery
• Burglary
• Felony Battery/Assault
• Felony Possession of a Concealed Weapon
• Welfare/Unemployment Fraud
• Forgery
• Arson
• Prostitution or Solicitation of
Prostitution
• Grand Larceny
• Other Felonies Not Mentioned Below
Will Not Hire
• Extreme Violence (Aggravated
Assault/Aggravated Battery, Murder, Attempted Murder)
• Sexual Offense (Lewd & Lascivious-Sexual Battery, Rape, Sex With A
Minor)
• Kidnapping
• False Imprisonment
• Child Abuse
• Pornography
• Extortion
• Manslaughter (Including Vehicular Homicide/Involuntary)
• Indecent Exposure If Sexual In Nature
• Currently on probation or has a case
pending that is a DUI or criminal in nature