We've Heard a Ton about Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
But what happens when that job opportunity you’ve been waiting for comes through and it’s time to fill out the application. Are they going to ask you to disclose a past criminal conviction on a job application?
The law regarding criminal convictions is complex. But generally speaking California law protects you from having to disclose certain criminal convictions on a job application.
You don’t have to tell private employers about arrests that did not lead to convictions, expunged convictions and drug convictions for which you successfully completed a deferred entry of judgment diversion program.
Some of the exceptions to this rule relate to applications to become peace officers as well as certain kinds of “sensitive” job positions that involve access to medical patients and narcotics.
