Before requesting criminal history record information through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS), please review the following notice to employers information.
Applicant Conviction Record Discrimination
It may violate state law to discriminate against a job applicant because of an arrest or conviction record. An employer may refuse to hire based on a conviction record only if the circumstances of the offense are related to a particular job.
Department of Workforce Development Arrest and Conviction Record
Before you make a final decision based on a person’s criminal history response, please notify the applicant of:
- Their right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of any information in the criminal history record
- The process for submitting a challenge:
- This information can be found on the Challenging Criminal History Record page.
- They can also contact the Wisconsin DOJ Criminal History Team at (608) 266 -7314 for help with this process.