Legal Question in Employment Law in Missouri

Is it legal to deny a rehabilitated ex-felon a position of employment based solely on their criminal past? Would you cite sources please? I don't intend for the question to be limited to my state, is there a federal law on the subject or is it state by state?


Asked on 9/24/10, 2:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

Depending upon the type of work to be performed, it is not illegal for an employer to choos ento to employ a convicted felon. It is unclear waht you mean by "ex-felon." Perhaps you meant ex-convict" Until the conviction is expunged, the person remains a felon. Rehabilitation is wonderful, but it does not seem to put any extra onus on an employer to make an exception to a policy not to hire.

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Answered on 10/15/10, 3:14 pm


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