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    Default Felony Conviction Did Not Show on Background Check

    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Alabama
    I was convicted of a Class B felony drug charge in 2010. I applied for a job and self admitted on the application about my conviction. After my interview, The company ran a background check and there was nothing on my conviction. Because I admitted on my application, the company asked for documentation of resolution of my case. When I turned that in, I was denied the job. My main question is, why would my background check come back clean? This tempts me to not disclose the information in the future but, I don't want to be dishonest.

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    Default Re: Felony Conviction Did Not Show on Background Check

    Not all background checks are created equal. It's possible whatever company they use for checks didn't have your conviction in their database or didn't properly check. Either way, honesty is the best policy. It's easier to explain a mistake in your past than a lie or omission in the hiring paperwork, which is grounds to terminate with pretty much any employer.

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    Default Re: Felony Conviction Did Not Show on Background Check

    Did your conviction occur in the same state as the one you were applying in? Perhaps they didn't check out of state records.

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