What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I went for a job interview for a company and during this interview I notified them that I had two felonies on my record (neither violent offenses). I was told as long as they were not violent offenses there would be no problems because they do hire felons. I then went to an onsite interview in which I was told the same thing. I gave them permission to run a backround check and I went and completed a drug screen. I went into orientation Monday, which was 8 hours which they paid me for, and I filled out all of my direct deposit forms and benefit information. I was supposed to start work on Saturday at 5am. I was called into the Senior HR office to discuss my backround that they had received back. Both of my felonies were within 2 months of each other almost 5 years prior. The woman that was the Senior HR Representative just so happened to be my co-defendants mother. She said she knew that I was in fact her sons co-defendant, in which we were both charged and convicted of the same charge. That was on Wednesday September 13th. I got a call today, September 15th and I was told that my employment was being terminated due to my backround, and I was supposed to start working tomorrow at 5am. I feel that was a conflict of interest for her to terminate my employment due to the fact that I was involved with her son in a criminal case. Is there anything that I can do? I turned down other jobs and opportunities to work because I was employed by this company.
I went for a job interview for a company and during this interview I notified them that I had two felonies on my record (neither violent offenses). I was told as long as they were not violent offenses there would be no problems because they do hire felons. I then went to an onsite interview in which I was told the same thing. I gave them permission to run a backround check and I went and completed a drug screen. I went into orientation Monday, which was 8 hours which they paid me for, and I filled out all of my direct deposit forms and benefit information. I was supposed to start work on Saturday at 5am. I was called into the Senior HR office to discuss my backround that they had received back. Both of my felonies were within 2 months of each other almost 5 years prior. The woman that was the Senior HR Representative just so happened to be my co-defendants mother. She said she knew that I was in fact her sons co-defendant, in which we were both charged and convicted of the same charge. That was on Wednesday September 13th. I got a call today, September 15th and I was told that my employment was being terminated due to my backround, and I was supposed to start working tomorrow at 5am. I feel that was a conflict of interest for her to terminate my employment due to the fact that I was involved with her son in a criminal case. Is there anything that I can do? I turned down other jobs and opportunities to work because I was employed by this company.
