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Felons are required to disclose on their job applications that they have a prior felony, and what it was they did. This has the effect of making it extremely d
by thefreeman 12y ago
Felons are required to disclose on their job applications that they have a prior felony, and what it was they did. This has the effect of making it extremely difficult for them to find work, especially in white collar industries.
Edit: Apparently I am wrong, they aren't technically required to disclose it. However, in practice, every job application I have ever seen has had the question.
- swatow 12y agoThat is incorrect. There is nothing in the law requiring felons to disclose this. Some employers might ask, and perform their own background checks based on public information.
- mason240 12y agoIn fact it's actually illegal in several states (MN is one) to ask about it on job applications.
- jpetersonmn 12y agoI'm from MN and every job application I've ever filled out in my life asked if I was a convicted felon. Including the job I'm at now.
- mason240 12y agoIt is a new law that just passed last year, and I'm not sure if it has taken effect yet.
- jpetersonmn 12y agoI just read up on that, and looks like they did just pass a law that they can't ask you on the initial application, but then can weed you out later. IMO that's a horrible law that will end up costing businesses a lot of money, and not help felons get a job at all. If I run a business and I have a policy of not hiring felons, I should be able to weed them out in the initial application phase.
- pcthrowaway 12y agoNone of the tech jobs I came across asked if I had a felony. They all just asked applicants to send a cover letter and resume.