Re: legal issues on employement

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On 8/07/06, Curmudgeon wrote:
> It's possible and no.
>
> On 8/07/06, melissa bach wrote:
>> I resigned before being arrested on grand theft charges at
>> my previous job #1. I found another one and three weeks
>> later a manager from a sister store from job #1 came to
>> work at my job #2. two weeks later I was asked to resign
>> or be terminated due to my background check. When I went
>> for unemployement insurance job #2 fought against it and i
>> was mailed papers from the unemployement office. One copy
>> was my application to job #2 which had been scribbled on.
>> I saw the name of the former employee's General manager on
>> there with his phone number. I did not work for this store.
>> Why would my second job wait five week after I was hired
>> to terminate me for my background check?
>> Could it be possible this former employee said something
>> to my GM at job #2 and do I have any recourse ?

You dont mention whether or not you were convicted of the
offense you were arrested on. In most states it is illegal to
discriminate based on an applicants arrest record.

With respect to your unemployment claim, the employer is not
the one who determines whether or not you receive benefits.
The state does. You or the employer may appeal to an
administrative law judge or hearing officer if you disagree
with the initial determination. I suspect there is an issue
regarding your honesty. Good luck to you.