It would depend on the type of felony and conviction or if you have received deferred adjudication. Did you receive a felony deferred adjudication, felony probation, a straight conviction and how long ago it occurred. If felony deferred adjudication have you completed the term, if so then I would speak to an attorney for a notice of non-disclosure that would assist in certain employers not having that information and you not having to list it on an application. Medical, schools, Law enforcement/legal type positions yes they can deny you employment based on the face you have a deferred adjudication or a straight felony conviction but I would check with the state you reside in.

Note, a felony charge (indictment) is not the same as a felony conviction. It is not legal to ask a candidate about ever being arrested or charged. Depending on the job and the work location, it can be appropriate or even legally required to bar a convicted felon from employment.

Yes. Employment applications ask if you have ever been convicted of anything other than a minor traffic violation - yes, this is legal. If you lie and they find out you will be disqualified or can be fired later if found out after hire. I don't know any employer that does not require a background check/investigation including a credit check. These clearly state that this type of info can be used to evaluate whether you would present an unacceptable risk of theft or other dishonest behavior in the job for which you are being evaluated. Example - you're not going to want to hire someone who robbed a bank to handle your company money or someone with poor credit could be considered risky because you don't know what extremes they may be tempted to take to help themselves. Or you don't want to hire a registered sex offender to work at your school. It all depends on the position they're applying for and for your company to carefully evaluate if there may be a risk involved.

I'm not sure. You should check with your state's employment guidelines.

To Fellow Admin Assist-Companies also need to keep in mind that a Felony Deferred Adjudication is NOT a conviction and if on the application it states have you ever been convicted the applicant appropriate answer would be "No" because if the person completes the requirements of DA they would not have a conviction on their record. The arrest would be there but not the conviction. Not all states allows for credit history checks to be considered as part of their employment screening. There are laws about hiring convicted felons for certain type of positions but you would have to check with your State. And from expereince, just because someone has a clean background does not nessary mean theywould not steal it may mean they just have not been caught yet.