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I was recently hired as a wine rep. for a large distribution company. A week later I received a call stating that the company can't hire me because something came up on my background check. When I called the manager that hired me to ask what the problem was he said the company made the decision to not hire me because a DUI showed up. The thing is this is not the case. Three years back I was charged with a DUI but all the charges were dropped before we even went to trial, for lack of evidence.
First of all the application for employment asks only if you were ever convicted of a misdemeanor or felony. Which I was not, but I let them know about the dropped charges just to be on the save side. Secondly, the day I was hired I let HR know I was charged with a DUI but all charges were dropped. HR said it was ok and to give them a copy of the court disposition showing the dropped charges, which I got signed and sealed from the court house.
My question is: The manager said the only reason the company cannot hire me is the DUI coming up on my background check. Can they hold that against me and not hire me for something I never did and was not convicted of? This is very important because after Human Resources said that the court disposition would be alright I declined another offer from another company and now I'm out of two jobs.
I was recently hired as a wine rep. for a large distribution company. A week later I received a call stating that the company can't hire me because something came up on my background check. When I called the manager that hired me to ask what the problem was he said the company made the decision to not hire me because a DUI showed up. The thing is this is not the case. Three years back I was charged with a DUI but all the charges were dropped before we even went to trial, for lack of evidence.
First of all the application for employment asks only if you were ever convicted of a misdemeanor or felony. Which I was not, but I let them know about the dropped charges just to be on the save side. Secondly, the day I was hired I let HR know I was charged with a DUI but all charges were dropped. HR said it was ok and to give them a copy of the court disposition showing the dropped charges, which I got signed and sealed from the court house.
My question is: The manager said the only reason the company cannot hire me is the DUI coming up on my background check. Can they hold that against me and not hire me for something I never did and was not convicted of? This is very important because after Human Resources said that the court disposition would be alright I declined another offer from another company and now I'm out of two jobs.
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