I'm working temp for a Robert Half office. I'm getting ready to leave for my 4th engagement in a couple of days. 3 of the 4 engagements were mucked up though some sort of incompetence or other, but--at 66--it isn't easy to find work at all.
The issue: My PTSD was caused by a car accident (no serious injury) followed by my pleading guilty to a felony over it, that was followed by losing a 30 year career and facing multiple times of almost being homeless on Medicaid after having a six figure income. My 401(k) was bled dry. I was unemployable. Life in shambles. That was 10 years ago. The prosecutor who charged me was later disbarred for "Defiling the Public Trust" because what he created was by no means unique. After that, the charge I pled guilty to (under the duress of MMS) was dismissed.
I now live in IL. It's illegal here to ask the "have you ever" question on an employment application. It can only be asked at the end of interviews before hire. I'm supposed to leave for this 4th assignment in another day. It's 3 hours drive away for 2 months. I don't even know if this is legal after having worked over 1,000 hours for this company during the past year. I don't know what to do.
I've lived with this issue for a decade now. No one cares about criminal politicians, or dismissed charges. You say Yes to that question and it's over.
Thoughts, ideas, helpful comments welcome.
The issue: My PTSD was caused by a car accident (no serious injury) followed by my pleading guilty to a felony over it, that was followed by losing a 30 year career and facing multiple times of almost being homeless on Medicaid after having a six figure income. My 401(k) was bled dry. I was unemployable. Life in shambles. That was 10 years ago. The prosecutor who charged me was later disbarred for "Defiling the Public Trust" because what he created was by no means unique. After that, the charge I pled guilty to (under the duress of MMS) was dismissed.
I now live in IL. It's illegal here to ask the "have you ever" question on an employment application. It can only be asked at the end of interviews before hire. I'm supposed to leave for this 4th assignment in another day. It's 3 hours drive away for 2 months. I don't even know if this is legal after having worked over 1,000 hours for this company during the past year. I don't know what to do.
I've lived with this issue for a decade now. No one cares about criminal politicians, or dismissed charges. You say Yes to that question and it's over.
Thoughts, ideas, helpful comments welcome.