Is it legal for a company to run a separate background check on only you, and check for ADA claims or medical claims?

I agree with Attorney Collins. In addition, depending on how the new company found out about the additional information, you may have rights under...

If a consumer reporting agency reports incorrect information on a background check, can that be considered libel?

There likely is no libel claim here because such claims are typically preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act and ICRAA. So, while you likely...

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It likely is legal, but you do have certain rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the company using a background check to deny...

I am currently on the first offender probation in Georgia. I have not been able to pay my fees on time because I can't get a job

We handle First Offender issues on background checks all of the time in Georgia. Have you seen the background checks that are being run on you? ...

I'm a convicted Felon i plead on December of 2008. Will my felony show up in background checks? If so when does it stop showing.

Convictions will always be on your background check.

Wrongful Termination/Background Check

The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that an employer provide you with a copy of the background check before it takes the adverse employment...

As for the private vs. EEOC mediation, the employer needs to agree to one or the other. You can't force the employer to participate in either one....

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How do you dispute a background check item

It sounds like the background check company may have made an error. It might have simply made a mistake, it might have mixed your file with...

My record was expunged. I recently went for my fingerprints for a job and my conviction came up. What should I do?

I agree with the answers provided by my colleagues. In addition, if the expungement went through, sometimes background report companies simply...

I need help to get my undesignated felony dropped to a misdermeanor or taken off my record im having a hard time finding a job.

I agree with the other attorneys' answers on how to get the felony dropped. Additionally, you write that you're having a hard time finding a job. ...