A person I have been working for as well as living on there property had a friend at the DAs office acsess my criminal backround record and when I asked for a copy of the info I was refused to even know what office it came from. As a result of this I no longer work or live there. What can I do and where can I find the written law on backround checks
2006-08-05 19:13:37 · 4 answers · asked by crscaper 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Request the police officers for a copy of the reason why you are terminated from your work and why you were ejected from where you live. The reason is for observance of duye process.
2006-08-05 20:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have a morals clause in your employment contract or lease, I do not see how they can do a criminal background check on you without your permission. Normally, you have to sign some form of waiver to request such information. My guess is that your boss's friend broke the law and you called him/her on it. Subsequently, you got fired. that is most likely wrongful termination unless you are saying you got fired for what was on the report. In any case, you can sue for wrongful termination alledging a lack of cause and find this all out. To begin with, you will have to file for unemployment to establish that you were fired and that they do not want to pay you any benefits. You must then appeal this and that will get you the formal statement you need to make your case. If they mention anything related to that report in their statement then you call the statement into question saying you never authorized it nor did you sign any waiver that would authorize it. A judgement will be made in this matter and if it goes in your favor you can take them to court and probably win. If not, move on.
2006-08-05 21:13:25 · answer #2 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot hanging on the law where you live ... if a criminal charge has not been pardoned or has been very recent and relevant to the job, they may well have the right to terminate your contract of employment. However, you should check with a lawyer who can access this information and it may well be phony baloney being fed to you and nothing is in it ... in that case, it may well be a case for wrongful termination or harassment of sorts.
2006-08-05 19:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by Angela B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to speak to a lawyer to see what your options are.
2006-08-05 19:33:07 · answer #4 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋