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Probablity of being terminated before hiring??
What is the name of your state? Illinois
Hi,
I am a medical student, graduated last year. I applied for residency position(post graduate training) back in Sept 2003 and had about 18 interviews. I attended an interview at this one place on Nov 12 and they were happy to have me for training starting July 2004.(Residency training for most hospitals start at that time even though interviews are conducted during Nov, Dec and Jan).
they called me on Nov 21, 2003 and offered a postion to train with them and since i accepted the offer, i cancelled about 13 interviews since there was no point. The Department and myself signed a pre-match agreement that i am accepting this postion and no longer would participate in the interviews for other programs and i am no longer in contention for residecny positions at other places. This document was signed by me in front of a notary. This was an agreement with the department.
Probably in January i received an official contract with the hospital that i am willing to join their hospital to train in that particular department for a period of 3 years with a annual compensation of xx,xxx.xx dollars. The contract has only one requirement from my side ,ie., to secure a temporary training license from the state licensing board. I got my license in May 2004.
I had a DUI in my history with a BAC of 0.09 back in April 2004. I mentioned this to the licensing board at the time of submitting my application for a license, and the department also knows about this issue probably sometime in March as i disclosed this information.
I started attending the orientation for my training on June 20, 2004, and i attended a week of training, and at this time the department of human resources wanted me to sign a form where i have to testify that i do not have any history of convictions and in case at any time during the time of employment they find anything in my record, that can be a ground for immediate termination.
I told them that i cannot sign that document since i have a DUI and tehy can hold me on grounds of penalty of perjury which is a felony if i sign that document. The lady was very rude and reckless and she insists on me signing that document. I spoke to my Program Director at this point and he talked to her and finally she made me sign a document where i am willing to have a background checjk done on me.
According to this lady she says that a felony and a misdemeanor like DUI are treated the same by the county government and since this is a county hospital, this means that if my background check is positive, they would not put me on payroll.
I spoke to my program director again and he says that they came accross things like these before and he doesnt think there would be a problem, but he adds that he will find out. 3 days passed since they made me sign that form for a background check, did not hear from anyone on this and i am fixing to attend my second week of orientation tomorrow.
I have no idea whats going to happen tomorrow, i know i made a grave mistake in my life but i did everything possible to get out of it. I did not touch alcohol since 14 months, i never even had a speeding ticket.
I am feeling miserable at this point and i would appreciate any advice from experienced people at this point of time on what sort of legal actions i can take.
The contracts i signed never mentioned anything about fulfilling this particular requirement by the county. I wouldnthave been in this situation if i choose to do my training in any other hospital in the state, because no other hopsital comes under the county. I wouldnt have choosen this place if i knew about this requirement.
Nows its too late for me to find a position at a different place. This means i am loosing 1 yr and that means a lot of financial setbacks for me.
What is the name of your state? IllinoisHi,
I am a medical student, graduated last year. I applied for residency position(post graduate training) back in Sept 2003 and had about 18 interviews. I attended an interview at this one place on Nov 12 and they were happy to have me for training starting July 2004.(Residency training for most hospitals start at that time even though interviews are conducted during Nov, Dec and Jan).
they called me on Nov 21, 2003 and offered a postion to train with them and since i accepted the offer, i cancelled about 13 interviews since there was no point. The Department and myself signed a pre-match agreement that i am accepting this postion and no longer would participate in the interviews for other programs and i am no longer in contention for residecny positions at other places. This document was signed by me in front of a notary. This was an agreement with the department.
Probably in January i received an official contract with the hospital that i am willing to join their hospital to train in that particular department for a period of 3 years with a annual compensation of xx,xxx.xx dollars. The contract has only one requirement from my side ,ie., to secure a temporary training license from the state licensing board. I got my license in May 2004.
I had a DUI in my history with a BAC of 0.09 back in April 2004. I mentioned this to the licensing board at the time of submitting my application for a license, and the department also knows about this issue probably sometime in March as i disclosed this information.
I started attending the orientation for my training on June 20, 2004, and i attended a week of training, and at this time the department of human resources wanted me to sign a form where i have to testify that i do not have any history of convictions and in case at any time during the time of employment they find anything in my record, that can be a ground for immediate termination.
I told them that i cannot sign that document since i have a DUI and tehy can hold me on grounds of penalty of perjury which is a felony if i sign that document. The lady was very rude and reckless and she insists on me signing that document. I spoke to my Program Director at this point and he talked to her and finally she made me sign a document where i am willing to have a background checjk done on me.
According to this lady she says that a felony and a misdemeanor like DUI are treated the same by the county government and since this is a county hospital, this means that if my background check is positive, they would not put me on payroll.
I spoke to my program director again and he says that they came accross things like these before and he doesnt think there would be a problem, but he adds that he will find out. 3 days passed since they made me sign that form for a background check, did not hear from anyone on this and i am fixing to attend my second week of orientation tomorrow.
I have no idea whats going to happen tomorrow, i know i made a grave mistake in my life but i did everything possible to get out of it. I did not touch alcohol since 14 months, i never even had a speeding ticket.
I am feeling miserable at this point and i would appreciate any advice from experienced people at this point of time on what sort of legal actions i can take.
The contracts i signed never mentioned anything about fulfilling this particular requirement by the county. I wouldnthave been in this situation if i choose to do my training in any other hospital in the state, because no other hopsital comes under the county. I wouldnt have choosen this place if i knew about this requirement.
Nows its too late for me to find a position at a different place. This means i am loosing 1 yr and that means a lot of financial setbacks for me.
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