Scooturtle
New Member
Yesterday I was fired due to my employer hearing a rumor that I had a criminal history. It's true, I have a past. When I was 18 I bounced a check....long story. Since then my record has been expunged. The employer never did a criminal background check and doesn't have the legal right to (according to him) I offered to bring him a copy of my background and he refused. He said he couldn't legally look at it because I didn't sign anything saying he had a right to. SO, I was fired for saying "No" to the criminal history question on my application. Falsifying records. They have no concrete evidence that I have a prior and are only going on word of mouth alone. My record has been expunged so I'm assuming I have the right to say "No" to that question. What do I do next? Do I have a legal right to do ANYTHING? I've filed for unemployment and awaiting a call from the labor board, but do I have any legal rights here? Can they fire me without concrete evidence? And how do I answer when asked "have I ever been convicted of a crime?"