Sending an ex-convict into a home or business can be risky for HVACR contractors. The owner's business reputation and the company's very existence are at stake. Protecting customers and keeping insurance costs down are always important concerns, and these issues loom even larger when adding an ex-convict to the payroll.
But branding all ex-convicts as unhireable and unreliable may rule out potentially valuable workers who have been successfully rehabilitated and look forward to meaningful and useful lives and careers.