The time difference between Pacific Time and Eastern Time, the two important time zones of North America, is three hours. The US Time Zones are nine in number. Pacific Time and Eastern Time are two of them and the other seven are Atlantic, Central, Mountain, Alaska, Hawaii-Aleutian, Samoa, and Chamorro.
5.1 Can an employer ask for criminal record details from a job applicant? In some circumstances there is a clear legal requirement that an employee or job applicant should not have a certain criminal record. An employer may be obliged to ask a job applicant for criminal record details in these circumstances. Employers are, however, required to ask an employee to consent to a police check.
MEPS: Security and Background Check(01:40) Every applicant who goes through MEPS is given an FBI-level background check. MEPS staff will also ask applicants a series of questions about their backgrounds, for example, if they have used illegal drugs. It is crucial that applicants answer honestly. Admitting a past offense does not necessarily mean an applicant will be automatically disqualified, but dishonesty does.