Originally Posted by
atpwannabe
Don't be fooled. Potential employers will conduct background checks on you. These checks include employment, criminal, civil and credit. In terms of criminal checks, the FCRA states that no criminal conviction may appear after seven years, although the employer still has the right to ask if you have ever been arrested. This is a loophole for the employer. They have every right to determine if you are telling the truth and that what's on your resume and application are in agreement.
Also be aware that, due to TSA security requirements, airlines have access to FBI records which normally include federal, state, and local records and will probably not be expunged even if the event is expunged by the jurisdiction in question. Labor lawyers may not be aware of this, and may give you bad advice about reporting past events to airlines. The laws which apply to normal employers may not apply exactly to airlines because of the security concerns.