We are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants are considered, and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender stereotype, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, or any other prohibited basis. In connection with my application for employment, I understand that Southern Tire Mart may conduct an investigation of my background, during which the Company will receive a consumer investigation report solely for employment purposes. The type of report requested will be tailored to only reveal job-related background information. For example, this report may include the following types of information: information about my character; general reputation; personal characteristics; names and dates of previous employers; job performance; reason for termination of previous employment; work experience; motor vehicle and/or commercial motor vehicle accidents; driving record/history from private employers and state and federal agencies; criminal history; and drug and alcohol test results and other information concerning drug and alcohol testing. Credit history may be checked for positions which involve the entrustment of money. I further understand that the investigation will confirm the information that I have provided in my application for employment and in other documents I have provided to the Company in consideration for employment. I consent to having my former employers, individuals and/or organizations, provide complete and accurate responses to assist in the investigation. I further understand that either the Company or an outside consumer reporting agency will conduct the investigation. If the Company uses an outside consumer reporting agency, I understand that the Company will comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Should the Company decide not to hire me based on the contents of the consumer report submitted by a consumer reporting agency, I am entitled to a brief description of my rights to the disclosed information and a copy of the report. After I am denied the position due to the contents of the report, I am entitled to an action notice, which will contain the name, address and telephone number of the employment screening company, a statement that the employment screening company did not make the adverse decision and that the Company made the decision and a notice that I have the right to dispute the accuracy or completeness of any of the information in the report. Only California applicants may request and receive a copy of their consumer report from the consumer reporting agency at any time. I further understand that if the Company conducts its own investigation and does not use a consumer reporting agency, the Company may disclose, but is not required by law, a copy of its investigatory findings and explain the nature and scope of the investigation. I further understand that the Company may make employment decisions based on the information obtained during the investigation. If the Company later discovers from the investigation that the information I provided in my application for employment was not truthful or that I withheld material information, the Company may terminate me. I hereby forever release and discharge the Company and its agents that are conducting the investigation from any and all claims, demands, actions, liabilities and damages of any kind regarding the information received and reported as a result of the investigation. If hired (or contracted), this Authorization for Background Investigation shall remain on file and shall serve as an ongoing authorization for the Company to procure consumer reports at any time during my employment (or contract) period.

By entering my name, I authorize, without reservation, the Company and/or a consumer reporting agency hired by the Company to investigate my background and/or release any and all information found, and I agree that misrepresentation or omission of facts is a legitimate cause to disqualify me from employment.

By entering my name, I also acknowledge the following:

• I understand that before I can become your employee, I may be required to take a drug test. I further understand that I will be subject to random and "Reasonable Belief"1 drug and alcohol testing throughout my employment.

• I understand that the drug and alcohol2 test may be conducted by Southern Tire Mart or an outside agency. I authorize the release of my drug and alcohol test results and other information concerning the same to Southern Tire Mart. I understand that positive drug and alcohol test results may disqualify me from employment or may result in the termination of my employment.

• I have read the foregoing statements and I understand that a copy of the related policy is available upon request. I understand that Southern Tire Mart and/or an outside agency will conduct drug and/or alcohol testing and that refusal to submit to the same is a legitimate cause to disqualify me or terminate me from employment.

The drug and alcohol policy defines "Reasonable Belief" as "a belief based on objective facts sufficient to lead a prudent person to conclude that a particular employee is unable to satisfactorily perform his/her job duties due to drug or alcohol impairment. Such inability to perform may include, but not be limited to, diminishment of the quality or quantity of the employee's productivity, judgment, reasoning, concentration and psychomotor control, and marked changes in behavior. Accidents, deviations from safe working practices, and erratic conduct indicative of impairment are examples of 'Reasonable Belief situations."

(2) Tennessee Applicants: Applicants/Employees will be subject to alcohol testing only if: (1) they apply for or occupy a "safety sensitive" position; or (2) if there is a 'Reasonable Belief that they are under the influence of alcohol while at work.

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