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5 January 2024

 

 

 

 

Background Checks

NCS makes navigating Michigan background checks easier! Whether you work in manufacturing, technology, engineering, life sciences and medical devices, aerospace or a different industry, background checks are a critical part of the hiring process.

 

Michigan

 

Accessing Criminal Records

In Michigan, it is legal for private and public employers to conduct inquiries about an applicant’s criminal history as part of the pre-employment background screening process; this includes reviewing conviction records. NCS makes reading reports easy. Our criminal background checks report convictions and serious pending cases that belong to your applicant.

Employers are not allowed to ask about or consider arrest records that have been expunged, pertain to charges that have been dropped or dismissed or did not lead to conviction may not access sealed records, or require candidates to disclose details regarding arrests or convictions that were expunged from their criminal record. In fact, employers are required to specifically inform candidates that they are under no obligation to share any information regarding expunged charges.

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Michigan

Criminal History

Our services have you covered with comprehensive, affordable pre-employment screening services. Choose one of our featured criminal history packages and add on any of the optional individual services.

  • For our Michigan customers, we recommend using our featured packages or the bundled state package and other services for a comprehensive background check:

    • Essential
    • Enhanced
    • Expanded
    • National Quick Check + Single State (Michigan)
    • Motor Vehicle Reports
    • Employment Credit Reports
    • Education Verification
    • Employment Verification
    • And much more

Volunteer and Tenant Screening packages are also available. 

We now offer Continuous Monitoring which is used to stay on top of applicant's criminal records after they have been hired. New arrests, pending cases and convictions will be reported. If an employer chooses to review and weigh arrest records in a hiring decision, they must thoughtfully consider EEOC recommendations, as well as anti-discrimination guidelines presented by the FCRA and in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. When a conviction record leads to the disqualification of a candidate for a position, this should be documented at each stage of the review/hiring process and be based on the relevancy of a conviction to the responsibilities of the job itself.

 Please view our Services & Pricing page to view all of our packages and pricing.

  • Charge
  • Charge degree (example: misdemeanor or felony)
  • Charge date
  • Filing date
  • Disposition
  • Disposition date
  • County where the offense took place
  • Sentence

National Crime Search reports all convictions within 7 years.

 

 

Drug Screening


With a few easy steps, your employees can schedule their drug screen at a collection site they choose at a time that is convenient for them. DOT testing and random testing are also available.

 

 

Electronic Form I-9 & E-Verify Management

NCS can help you comply with the law with our easy-to-use system that guides and stores new hire Form I-9s online and returns E-Verify results instantly.

 

 

 

Ban the Box Policies – Michigan

The state of Michigan has a ban-the-box law that applies to criminal background checks for public sector employees. Public employers in Michigan may only inquire into criminal history after an initial interview or conditional offer of employment has been extended. In addition, some municipalities and counties have adopted ban-the-box laws: Ann Arbor, Detroit, East Lansing, Genesee County, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon County, Oakland County and Ypsilanti.

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