It's not punishable because it's checked by any competent employer for a competitive job. Employee background checks are only start at 1k usd or so, and grabs from data submitted by employers/tax firm/banks/credit card companies/insurance/courts and similar, meaning the employer knows your employer and pay levels pretty much perfectly.

If the position isn't worth those prices for a background check, it only a fast food job where the only thing that matters is the Employee does as told.