Can a company do continuous background checks on you even if you worked for them for years.
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Can a company do continuous background checks on you even if you worked for them for years.
I am working for a temp. agency that continues to let me fall through the cracks. They do not know my qualifications. After raising issue to the executive offices, I am still not refered to work regardless of my impecible record. I have been temping for a specific company for years now and suddenly the temp agency wants to do a background check. I just did a background check less than two years ago where they took blood and urine and data. I have caught them in a lie- they lost my data. Can I refuse? I have been working with the temp company for 6 years now.
Asked on June 22, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
You can refuse -- and the temp agency can drop you. Unless you have a contract, which is incredibly rare in the temp field, you are an employee at will, and the agency does not even need to have a reason to fire you. They can probably fire you for refusing the test, unless your state has a law that makes this illegal.
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