What to do if I was recently fired from a job because I didn’t pass a background check from another company?
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What to do if I was recently fired from a job because I didn’t pass a background check from another company?
I worked for a security company who was hired by a national retail chain pharmacy. So I did security there for about a year in a half then I was offered a job with the chain but I didn’t pass the background check so they told my job the security company the issue then I was fired. Are they allowed to release that info to someone else even if they hired the company to work for them?
Asked on December 6, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes: this information is not confidential and may be shared. If they reported the information incorrectly, so that they made untrue factual statements about you which damaged your reputation, you may, however, have a defamation claim against them; otherwise, though, you would not have recourse.
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