You may be eligible to work at the Philadelphia International Airport even with a criminal record. The airport will consider applicants for most jobs if any felony convictions are over 10 years old or they only have misdemeanor convictions. Two agencies that can help file complaints of unfair denial of airport jobs due to criminal convictions are the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Philadelphia Commission on Human Rights.

1. You may be eligible to work at the Philadelphia
International Airport - even with a record!
Most airport workers must pass a background check and get a security badge.
You can qualify for a badge and work in most jobs at the airport as long as:
- you have no felony convictions
or
- any felony convictions are more than 10 years old
If you only have misdemeanors, or old felonies, then airport employers are able to
hire you! They have to give you a fair chance to show that you are the best
candidate for the job. They can still turn you down because of your record - but
only if your record is related to your ability to do the job that you’re applying for.
Airport job listings can be found online at the airport’s web page:
http://www.phl.org/Business/Employment/Pages/employment_default.aspx
You can also find job listings on the jobs section of Craigslist:
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/jjj/
Recent job openings include: Food Service - Custodial - Retail
What if you’re unfairly denied the chance to work at an airport job?
If you are African-American or Hispanic, and you have been improperly denied a job due to a
criminal conviction that wasn’t related to the job for which you were applying, you can file a
complaint at either one of these agencies:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Phila. Commission on Human Relations
801 Market Street, Suite 1300 Curtis Center Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107 601 Walnut St., 3rd
floor, Ste 300 South
Intake: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia, PA 19106
(214) 440-2601 Intake: 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
(215) 686-4670
If you want to file a complaint, you must call one of these agencies within 300 days of the date
you are denied the job.
If you are a Philadelphia resident and you would like legal assistance, Community Legal
Services may be able to help. Walk-in intake is 9-12, Monday through Friday, at 1424
Chestnut St. Call 215-981-3700, or go to www.clsphila.org for more information.
CLS May 2013