It works. I knew someone with a record who took this approach. Just being self-employed is usually enough. I've been SE for decades (no record) and my only bac

It works. I knew someone with a record who took this approach. Just being self-employed is usually enough. I've been SE for decades (no record) and my only background checks were by private agencies for developmentally disabled adults. These were existing clients who later put me on the payroll - and that's when they checked me out. But not when I was 1099.