Exclusion of Non-Violent Misdemeanor Offenses from Criminal Record Check for Employment Purposes

I recently plead guilty to and was convicted of a misdemeanor Breach of Peace offense. It stemmed from a nonviolent loud verbal altercation at the Dearborn City Hall in Michigan. The city prosecutor did not entertain a plea for forgiveness and I decided to plead guilty. I was fined $200, which included court costs. This conviction has created a criminal record for me and I was denied two employment opportunities due to that. I have no other criminal record. For such a nonviolent misdemeanor offense to deny me or anyone else the ability to earn to earn a dignified living is unthinkable and untenable. There must be laws, federal and local, that exclude such minor offenses from a criminal record check by employers. In its total effect, the punishment just does no fit the crime.