QUESTION
If I was denied a job due to incorrect information on a background check, can I sue?
Asked on May 09th, 2014 on Labor and Employment - Texas
More details to this question:
I was recently offered a job pending the background check and received a letter a few days later withdrawing the offer due to a felony own my record. The charge is actually a misdemeanor but because it shows as a felony it caused me the job. I can't help but to wonder if this company has caused me other job opportunities.
1 ANSWER
Bruce A. Coane
Job references and criminal background checks can present huge problems for job applicants, especially if there is wrong information. Depending on which state law applies, it could be argued in a lawsuit that the background check company provided defamatory information that caused you the loss of a job.
Answered on May 12th, 2014 at 9:16 AM