Can Potential Employers Find Out About Felony Arrests?
Posted on Sep 1, 2015 12:00pm PDT
If you’ve previously been arrested for a
felony in Rockville, you may be worried about future employers discovering that arrest through
background checks. In general, an arrest without a conviction is only
an arrest, and not a significant event. However, if you are applying for
a federal job or a high-security job, your employers may consider arrests relevant.
In this video, a lawyer explains whether a potential employer may look
at your felony arrests when making hiring decisions. While federal employers
may care about certain charges, such as drunk driving arrests, this is
an exception. In most situations, an arrest is meaningless without a conviction.
For this reason, it’s important to speak to a lawyer about your
criminal charges and help keep them off your employment check. However,
if a potential employer does ask about past arrests, the best course of
action is to be truthful.