Posts Tagged ‘criminal background check’

Professional Licensing and Criminal History — Sometimes it is oil and water

On Sunday, April 10, 2011, the Austin American-Statesman printed an article by Eric Dexheimer, Licensing handcuffs ex-cons. The article focuses on a problem our firm attorneys face frequently with clients — licensees or potential licensees are disciplined for criminal incidents which may have nothing to do with their licensed occupation or the discipline is too [...]

I have an arrest in my background criminal history, what do I do?

There is not a simple answer to this question because there can be so many variables.  The one sure thing is – DO NOT LIE TO THE BOARD!!   Many nurses answer the Board’s application/renewal questions based on what they think a criminal background shows or what other employers/agencies/etc. have found when they ran criminal background [...]