A City of Austin employee with a lengthy criminal history was fired after entering a guilty plea. However, the city acknowledges he was allowed to keep working after his arrest and without a background check due to city policies and despite being fired by the city 12 years earlier. The City said the following: “For employees in positions that do not require a CBI, if the City becomes aware that the employee is convicted of a crime, the City evaluates the employee’s job responsibilities to determine if the crime is in conflict with the employee’s ability to perform the essential functions of the job.”
Convict Rehired Under ‘Ban the Box’ Policy
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