What are my options if a employer has told me once that your background has cleared but now has said they found something

You start by demanding to receive a copy of the report they received. From there you can determine if the report is erroneous, misleading or...

Can i sue the police department for putting a felony on my record?

Interesting question. Are you saying that you were not convicted of a felony that is being reported on your background? If this is a case, you...

How far back bank checking background for employees?

I agree that it depends on how detailed and thorough the background company will dig. Unfortunately many background companies pull 'bulk data'...

I'm under first offender status, I'm eligible for promotion but they have to run a background check. Will it show up.

In addition to the excellent comments made previously, if the employer does see the record by way of a purchased criminal background report (a type...

What is the point of expungement if there are private background check agencies that will show charges that are sealed?

The employer should not have seen the Expunged or Sealed charges. Under the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) the background reporting company...

I have arrest record no conviction for retail theft.Would all background check show it? What impact would have on software job?

It's a good question and not easy to answer as indicated before. Criminal law attorneys sometimes move mountains to obtain expungements or get...

If the employer purchase a background report from a private company (a consumer reporting agency) the data may have originated from what is called...

The employer could rescind your offer based upon your credit check (or any other consumer report) if it FIRST gives you a copy of your report and a...

A friend of mine was fired after a month do to his non violent criminal background which occoured in1997 stated in application

Wow! Did the employer tell him it was pulling his background report? Did it give him a copy of the report plus a summary of his consumer rights...

I was offered a job with a local company in Albuquerque, NM. They ran a background check and it contained false information.

You likely have a great claim against both the Background Company (called a consumer reporting agency) as well as the employer for failing to...