Does PeopleReady hire people with felonies?

What PeopleReady has said

PeopleReady is the on-demand staffing division of TrueBlue. Its job postings say it considers all applicants regardless of background and considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law. Its parent, TrueBlue, says in its 2025 corporate citizenship report that people who need a second chance can find it with TrueBlue, including justice-impacted individuals, though that passage doesn't name PeopleReady. Screening depends on the job: TrueBlue says drug tests or background checks may be part of the process depending on job type, and PeopleReady work tickets can list a drug test as a requirement.

• Fair-chance statement in a job posting

  PeopleReady job postings we opened in more than a dozen states say PeopleReady considers all applicants regardless of background, in compliance with fair hiring laws, and considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law.¹

• Parent company statement

  TrueBlue's 2025 Corporate Citizenship Report, in a section titled Bridges to Work, names a prior conviction as one barrier to employment, says people who need a second chance can find it with TrueBlue, including justice-impacted individuals, and says that in some cases TrueBlue educates clients about the rights of people who have served time. The passage doesn't name PeopleReady.²

• Parent company statement

  TrueBlue's corporate citizenship page lists second-chance employment among the ways it says it creates opportunity.³

• Parent company

  The same report lists PeopleReady as one of TrueBlue's three divisions and says TrueBlue is the employer of record for everyone who works for it. TrueBlue uses its name for the whole group: PeopleReady's privacy notice names PeopleReady, Inc. and PeopleReady Florida, Inc., with TrueBlue, Inc. as their parent.⁴

Does PeopleReady do background checks?

PeopleReady runs background checks for some roles. TrueBlue's FAQ says screenings such as drug tests or background checks may be part of the process depending on the job type. PeopleReady's privacy notice lists background check and drug testing information among what it collects, says it collects motor vehicle records for certain positions, and says it may get information from background screening and identity verification providers. Neither page says what a background check covers, when it happens or who runs it.^4,5

• Driving record
• Identity

• How long a background check takes

Does PeopleReady drug test?

PeopleReady drug tests for some roles. PeopleReady's help center says JobStack work tickets can list additional requirements such as a drug test. TrueBlue's anti-substance abuse policy for U.S. employees says drug and alcohol screening may happen before employment or an assignment, on reasonable suspicion, or after a safety incident, as allowed by law and when business needs justify it.^6,7

Rules for specific jobs

• Assignments with client businesses

  Each assignment's requirements show on the worker's JobStack work ticket, which can include a photo ID, a drug test or prior experience, so screening can differ from one job to the next.⁶

• Jobs that involve driving

  PeopleReady's privacy notice says it collects motor vehicle records for certain positions.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.^8,9,10
• 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."^8,9
• You have the right to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information in your background report directly with the company that made it.^8,11
• 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.^12,13
• 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).^12,14

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.^8,11,15
• 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.¹⁶
• 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.^17,18

See whether you can clear your record in your state