Re:Ask HN: Do average tech companies care about felony proba...
by owenmarshall on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:01PM
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Once again, not necessarily.
A few states extend FCRA-like provisions for felony reporting. Most don’t.
Even if your state does extend those protections, most have salary caps: if you are (for example) a felon in Washington applying for a job over $20k in annual salary, the 7-year reporting exemption doesn’t apply to you.
Other states offer an exemption for misdemeanors but exclude felons entirely.
(edit: I had MA in my head but it was WA I was trying to remember, changed :-))
A few states extend FCRA-like provisions for felony reporting. Most don’t.
Even if your state does extend those protections, most have salary caps: if you are (for example) a felon in Washington applying for a job over $20k in annual salary, the 7-year reporting exemption doesn’t apply to you.
Other states offer an exemption for misdemeanors but exclude felons entirely.
(edit: I had MA in my head but it was WA I was trying to remember, changed :-))