Legal Question in Employment Law in Oklahoma

Sex Offender checks

I have a small home health company. We run criminal background checks on all applicants. We would also like to check sex offender databases for our male applicants (of which there are very few). If we do, do we also have to check the sex offender databases for our female applicants? I might assume so but it really makes no sense.

Thanks...


Asked on 5/16/07, 7:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Regina Mullen Legal Data Services, PLC

Re: Sex Offender checks

It makes sense if you recognize that 1) females can be sex offenders and 2) that your patients deserve protection.

Practically speaking, it will be a MAJOR problem if you get to court and it turns up you haven't done due diligence based on preconceived notions about gender.

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Answered on 5/24/07, 2:38 pm


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