speaks_truth_2_kiwis t1_jayslx4 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:52 AM

Reply to comment by bubleve in People convicted of a federal cannabis possession charge can now apply to have the conviction removed from their records by OregonTripleBeam

They just have to give no reason (or a vague, boilerplate reason "we don't think this candidate is a good fit for our organization"), of course, and they can refuse to hire for almost anything.

Anyway, quick research appears to confirm that a US employer can refuse to hire a pardoned convict based on their criminal record.