What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ
I recently interviewed for a job and was in the final stages of awaiting their offer. They then called me saying that the initial results from my background check showed I had 2 felonies. I was very surprised because I had never been arrested in my life. To make a long story short, I verified with the county courts that I had nothing on my record AND with the operations manager of the company running the background check (E-Verify) that this wasn't me BUT even after these red flags said they were still going to submit a completed report as is. If you know there is information on that report that has been brought to your company's attention as not being true then you shouldn't send off the information because that is a representation of the person's character. They said, of course, a dispute could be done but only after the report was complete and submitted. That process could take anywhere from 7 to 30 days. Unsure if the employer will say sorry but we're moving on.
If the employer does move onto the next candidate then what liability does E-Verify have for the potential hundreds of thousands of dollars I just missed out on? Just seems in my opinion they are KNOWINGLY sending out hurtful and defamatory information.
I recently interviewed for a job and was in the final stages of awaiting their offer. They then called me saying that the initial results from my background check showed I had 2 felonies. I was very surprised because I had never been arrested in my life. To make a long story short, I verified with the county courts that I had nothing on my record AND with the operations manager of the company running the background check (E-Verify) that this wasn't me BUT even after these red flags said they were still going to submit a completed report as is. If you know there is information on that report that has been brought to your company's attention as not being true then you shouldn't send off the information because that is a representation of the person's character. They said, of course, a dispute could be done but only after the report was complete and submitted. That process could take anywhere from 7 to 30 days. Unsure if the employer will say sorry but we're moving on.
If the employer does move onto the next candidate then what liability does E-Verify have for the potential hundreds of thousands of dollars I just missed out on? Just seems in my opinion they are KNOWINGLY sending out hurtful and defamatory information.
