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It is illegal to do without consent. When you are applying for employment you have to sign a waiver for a background check and if you read it carefully it might not just pertain to a criminal one. It could be credit, employment and references

You're right on that, as with everything you need to weigh your options on risks. If you don't take a chance you don't get one and you'll never know either way. If you are dealing with a staffing agency or an HR department separate from the hospital you can be frank with them as they are willing to work with you to get their placement however if you go directly to the source of where you want to be employed you will be under a larger microscope. At the end of the day you can't run away from whatever happened you just have to tell the story in the right lighting so to speak. It's a rock and a hard place

Usually HR departments will only run an employment check if you have stated your employment somewhere. If you have never held a job as of yet they won't want to waste the money in running a search

I have had a similar issue with a person friend of mine in PA. A lot of times it's pride and ego that comes into question so the initial mistake that was made they blame you so that they don't look incompetent. I am sorry to hear about your first gig as it can be hard to get something right after school. I would say either leave it off your resume completely or just be honest however you can be half true and half lying so you have to choose which route you want to go.