Does Grubhub hire people with felonies?

What Grubhub has said

Grubhub says delivery partners must be at least 18 (21 in Las Vegas) and must complete identity verification and a background check before delivering. Its delivery partner deactivation policy says partners agree to regular background screenings covering motor vehicle records and criminal history, and lists reasons for deactivation such as recent felonies, recent serious offenses, pending serious charges and certain recent driving violations. Grubhub says exact eligibility criteria depend on where you deliver and how you travel.

• Publishes what disqualifies

  Grubhub's Delivery Partner Deactivation Policy lists criminal and driving-record reasons for deactivation and says partners agree to regular background screenings.¹

Does Grubhub do background checks?

Grubhub runs background checks during onboarding. Grubhub says new partners start delivering only after mandatory identity verification and a background check are completed and approved. Its deactivation policy says the regular screenings evaluate motor vehicle records and criminal history, and that background check results are one reason an account can be deactivated.^1,2,3

• Identity
• Driving record
• Criminal history

• How long a background check takes

Grubhub's published screening rules

Driving record lookback

2 years for multiple moving violations or accidents; other driving disqualifiers are described as 'recent'

Minimum age

18

Checks after you start

regular re-screening (frequency not published)

Recent felony offenses; recent serious criminal offenses, including sexual assault and sex crimes against children; serious criminal charges still pending; multiple moving violations or accidents in the last 2 years; and any recent serious driving violation such as DUI, reckless driving or hit-and-run. Grubhub says exact criteria depend on location and transportation method.^1,2

Read Grubhub's full criteria

Does Grubhub drug test?

Grubhub hasn't published a drug testing policy. Some job postings say whether a test is required, so check the listing for the role you want.

Rules for specific jobs

• Delivery partners (car, motorcycle, bicycle or scooter, depending on market)

  Grubhub lists a valid driver's license and auto insurance for drivers, and a valid driver's license or state ID for bikers. It says most partners can start within days of passing the background check, depending on the market, and that some markets have waitlists.⁴

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.^6,7,8
• 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."^6,7
• You have the right to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information in your background report directly with the company that made it.^6,9
• 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.^10,11
• 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).^10,12

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.^6,9,13
• 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.¹⁴
• 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.^15,16

See whether you can clear your record in your state