Employer sold business, new company fired me because of my background check. Kept all others. Is this legal?

You may actually have a claim against the employer. First and foremost, were you given a 'stand alone' disclosure informing you that the company...

Do I have any remedies for an employment termination that was the result of a wrongful conviction showing up on my background

Yes you may have remedies under a federal statute called the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) if the employer obtained a background check...

Can I sue a debt collection agency for reporting a debt that they said they would remove from my credit report after I paid it?

You should dispute the erroneous or misleading credit information with specific detail. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a consumer reporting...

Do arrest come out on an employee background check?

Unfortunately if you were charged with a crime, even if you were not convicted, a consumer reporting agency (a company that sells background checks...

C Felony treated as A Misdemeanor at sentencing & entered in judgment, BUT, criminal backgrounds, OJIN still states

If the felony is being reported by a Background Check Company (a consumer reporting agency, for example HireRight Solutions, Sterling, Intellicorp,...

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Minor error made by background screening company causing delays. How damaging is this, potentially?

You should not be necessarily worried. You should be upset if the Consumer Reporting Agency (background check company) provided incorrect,...

Forced to resign after 2 promotions & 3 years. Checked yes about conviction. Said should have never been hired. Do I have case?

You may have a claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). When an employer uses a criminal background report to make a hiring or firing...

Dismissed case (after past the ACD) will come up employment background check? Such as "Kroll" agency.

You may have a potential law suit against a consumer reporting agency (CRA) that reports an expunged or sealed record. The Fair Credit Reporting...

Is it illegal to pad a persons criminals record

Your nephew is the victim of what is called a "mixed file" criminal background report. He is wrongly being reported as someone else. He needs to...

How best to mitigate cost and career-related complications?

Where are you applying for work? Did the employers give you a "clear and conspicuous" disclosure stating that they were going to obtain your...