Does Ford Motor Company hire people with felonies?

What Ford Motor Company has said

Ford has not published a policy on hiring people with criminal records. Its careers FAQ says a pre-employment drug screen for certain substances may be required. One Ford hourly production posting says hires must pass a drug screen, a physical and a background check, and that the drug panel does not include THC.

We didn't find a public statement from Ford Motor Company about hiring people with records: not on its careers site, in its reports, or in its announcements. That doesn't mean it won't hire you. It means there's nothing on the record to point to.

Does Ford Motor Company do background checks?

Ford Motor Company runs background checks for some roles. One Ford Hourly Production Team Member posting (Macomb County, MI) requires a successful background check along with a drug screen and physical. Ford's careers FAQ does not address background checks, so we can't say whether every role is checked or when.¹

• How long a background check takes

Does Ford Motor Company drug test?

Ford Motor Company drug tests for some roles. Ford's careers FAQ says a pre-employment drug screen for certain substances may be required. One hourly production posting requires a drug screen and states that the panel does not include THC.^1,2

Rules for specific jobs

• Hourly production team members (temporary full-time)

  One posting for Macomb County, MI plants says hires must complete a drug screen (panel excludes THC), a physical and a background check, and that no interview is required.¹

Your rights, and how far back a check can go

• Under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), an employer must get your written permission before it gets a background report about you from a background screening company.^3,4,5
• Before an employer decides not to hire, keep, or promote you because of something in a background report, it must give you a copy of the report and a document called "A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act."^3,4
• You have the right to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information in your background report directly with the company that made it.^3,6
• The FCRA's seven-year limit does not apply to criminal convictions, so under federal law a conviction can show up on a background report no matter how old it is.^7,8
• Under the FCRA, background and credit reports generally cannot include arrest records, civil lawsuits, or civil judgments that are more than seven years old (or older than the statute of limitations, if that is longer).^7,9

Your full background check rights

Before you apply

• You can ask a background screening company for the information it has on you, and the CFPB keeps a list of consumer reporting companies, including employment screening companies, with their contact details.^3,6,10
• According to the Clean Slate Initiative, 14 states and Washington, D.C. have passed Clean Slate laws that meet its criteria for automatically clearing eligible records: Pennsylvania, Utah, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Delaware, Virginia, California, Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Illinois, and Missouri, plus D.C.¹¹
• The Federal Bonding Program, run by the U.S. Department of Labor, lets states give employers free fidelity bonds that protect them against losses from a newly hired worker's dishonest acts, for job seekers with past justice involvement or in recovery from substance use.^12,13

See whether you can clear your record in your state