Me and two other girls at work are all getting trained for the supervisor job at my work. We will all get the job, there is no challenge among co-workers here.
However, if you are going to get hired as a regular employee, there is no background check. But to have your own keys and codes and whatnot, you have to have a background check. If something shows up on your record, not only do you not get the job, you get fired. Automatically. No excuses, explanations or exceptions.
She was talking to our assistant manager today and she said something about having criminal charges that were either dismissed or dropped before judgement/court. Well they still show up on her record? If she was charged with something, will the charges show up even if there was no trial?
2007-01-10 12:27:06 · 6 answers · asked by Bachman-ette 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is possible that the charges will show up. She can find out by going to either the police department or courthouse and running a background check on herself. It usually costs $5.
2007-01-10 12:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The company had better be careful on what they do.
If she was charged and the case dismissed or dropped, and they fire her. She would have a very good case against the company. I work in an industry where we have a background check every two years. I had a nice cousin who decided to use my name to get out of jail, twice, then stole the mail so I wouldn't know he did it. (I only found out by accident, the mailman was walking up to the house at the same time I was and he gave me the mail, and lo and behold I had a bench warrant for my arrest) Got it straighten out, after a few $$ to an lawyer. The state dropped the charges. But, I had to list all the charges for the next 10 year, every time I had a background check.
The best thing you can do on a background check is list every charge and its disposition. That way they can't say you where withholding information and let you go.
But if the company doesn't give you a chance to fill out any forms, or just has you sign a release then they are opening them-self up to a huge lawsuit, after all if the charges were dropped the person is innocent in the eyes of the law.
2007-01-10 20:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she was arrested, it will show up in a background check. Arrest records never go away.
However, lots of people get arrested and are never charged or convicted. That too will be revealed in the background check.
Hopefully, the employer is reasonable and open-minded.
2007-01-10 20:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it depends what type of record check they do. They will show up on her arrest record just they will show they were dismissed. they wont show up on her conviction record which is what most people do back ground checks on
2007-01-10 20:32:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They may show up but if she wasn't convicted they shouldn't count.
2007-01-10 20:31:53 · answer #5 · answered by Dane 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they were dropped, then they won't show up on her criminal record.
2007-01-10 20:30:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋