Can i get fired when a background check was conducted after i was hired?

Your situation is very common unfortunately. An employer who uses a criminal background check to make employment decisions, for example, to decide...

You raise a very important question to a very common problem. If the employer used a criminal background company, i.e. a third party vendor that...

You have a great question which has serious implications. Lowes, like many employers, use criminal and employment history background reports to...

Can an employer renege on an offer based on a pending criminal case found during a background check (acknowledged beforehand)?

Very good question, and complicated. Though most states are 'at-will' employment states, there are Federal Laws that protect job applicants, just...

Have a breach of trust in 2005 it will be 9 years in july will it still show up on my background check for a job

Is a "Breach of Trust" a criminal record? If so, were you convicted of it? Also, please keep in mind, if an employer uses a criminal background...

Can I be denied a job for mistakes made over 10 years ago?

Your question is a very serious question. If the employer purchased a background report from a third party, the report is governed under the Fair...

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I was fired after a week. They said they didn't think this company was right for me. Is this a good reason to fire me?

You can contact the background reporting company (Experian, HireRight, Intellicorp, First Advantage) and ask for your 'Inquiry Report' which, by...

I have two dismissed felonies on my record can those be removed 1 is one year old the other is 2 years old. Background check

Very interesting situation. You should know that you have rights when an employer denies you employment due to this silly charge. The Fair Credit...

I have criminal background I have been working the same job two years now they are saying I should not be allowed to work there

How did they find out about the background problem? Did they get a report on you?

On my background check its says weapon felony by prosecutor what can happen at this point

Are you saying that you were never convicted of this or that the record is in error? If so, then you have rights.