If a company wants to hire someone immediately, what protection do they have if an out of state criminal check later comes in showing the applicant has a serious criminal record?
We conduct a large number of pre-employment background and security investigations for a number of federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Many of those investigations take months to complete. Those agencies, and a number of our clients, have a statement on their job application stating that any job offer is contingent upon the successful completion of the background investigation and that, even if hired, they can be fired if the results of that investigation later show serious derogatory issues. Many agencies and businesses (as well as federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies) also have a statement on their job application stating that material false statements on the application can be cause for dismissal.
Related Questions
- If a company wants to hire someone immediately, what protection do they have if an out of state criminal check later comes in showing the applicant has a serious criminal record?
- If my company is conducting an internal investigation that may result in criminal or civil action, do I need to hire a licensed private investigator to conduct the investigation?
- Do state criminal records show up on a federal criminal record check?
