Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
I can understand your concern, but I can see nothing illegal about hiring an ex-con. If this person should abuse his/her position to steal your money, you could try to hold your employer responsible for that loss, arguing that your employer was negligent in hiring someone for such a responsible position whom your employer knew or should have known could not be trusted. However, if the only evidence you had was that this person had once committed a crime, it is unlikely that you would win, since public policy favors offering employment for former criminals who have "paid their debt to society."
Answered on Aug 12th, 2014 at 3:05 PM