I am 47 years old and seriously furious.
As things were, when I was a young man I was ... well a complete sh**head. No argument there. But time marched on, I got my act together, went back to school, got an engineering degree, worked for many years, even on jobs requiring government clearances and then along comes 9-11.
I have now been unemployed four years, the job leads are few and far between, and when I do get one they always lead to the same spot; a 1979 felony conviction ... some lesser variation of a burglary rap TWENTY SIX YEARS ago.
And Im not talking heavyweight positions here, I mean anything ... even retail.
If I lie about it on an ap they dont hire me because I lied, and if I try to be straight they dont hire me because they are forbidden to.
I would like to know by who? I read a lot of stories by a lot of people in the same boat it seems ... why now such an interest in ancient history? Is this society seriously turned so holier than thou that we are to be denied the means for basic subsistance all in the name of public safety?
I have read various stories in various places about the fair credit reporting act limiting employment related background checks to 7 years unless the job involved was for over 75K annualy? Is this true and do I have recourse from people revisiting the days of yore?