When you apply for a job with a big company, it’s not unusual to face a background check. Right now, jobs are scarce, which is causing many to turn to pandemic-proof jobs like delivery services or rideshares. If you’re planning on trying your luck with Uber/Uber Eats or Lyft, beware: The AI background check software they use is extremely flawed.
If you’ve never heard of it before, Checkr is a San Francisco-based background-check company that has come under fire for making errors that cost people jobs. In fact, they have faced around 80 lawsuits under the Fair Credit Reporting Act since 2015. Plaintiffs have a wide range of accusations: They claim Checkr illegally reported old criminal activity, mistook them with other people, and misreported offenses. One man who was famously exonerated for a murder he didn’t commit was denied work with Uber because his background report had a murder conviction. After he was famously exonerated.
Just take a look at their reviews on the Better Business Bureau website if you want to get an idea of how cutting costs while conducting background checks can go wrong. There are real workers just trying to get by who are having their accounts canceled over wrong information or information that is illegally obtained, and they are met with a timely cycle of complaints to Uber/Lyft and Checkr that lead to dead ends.
This is just another example of how the criminal justice system is stacked against you. Once you’re in, it’s difficult to get out. And when there are errors, you will have to encounter a mountain of problems to fix the records and restore your reputation.
At Easy Expunctions, we’ll do our part to get you on the path to a clean record. We understand the desire to pass a background check with ease and see real opportunity. If you have a charge or arrest that’s eligible for an expunction, there’s no reason not to scrub it from your record. We’ll review your case, determine what can be done, and do it for less than a lawyer would.
