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I am an LPN that got hired in September this year at an assisted living facility. After 1 month, they tell me they can't keep me anymore beacuse the nurse that I took over for wanted her weekends back, which I was just working weekends so they let me go and told me to reapply in 2 months--WT! Anyway, I received a letter from the corp office that they cannot accept me to reapply due to my credit history. Can anyone tell me why I got treated so poorly? What are they going to do next? Check my Medical History and find out that I have Fibro? I think this is wrong, especially after the fact that the letter was dated for 10/23 and I was let go as of 10/1/07. Please if anyone has anything they can share let me know. Thanks

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Specializes in IM/Critical Care/Cardiology.

This would make me steam....

I'd write a letter to the Attorney General or at least CC a copy of a letter you would write the company asking this same question? Equal emplyment opportunity would be notified. And did they get your permission to do a credit check, or INFORM you that they were going to do this? Send copies of their letters to the attorney general's office. Sounds very wrong to me.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

Sounds to me as though your former employer has committed some major fair-employment law violations. File a complaint with the Labor Relations Board nearest you, as well as your local employment development division when you register for unemployment benefits. They canNOT run a credit check on anyone without written permission, end of story. If you didn't give them this permission and the government finds in your favor, the employer may not only have to rehire you, but pay back wages for however long you were out of work because of their illegal practices.

Personally, I wouldn't WANT the job after this, but in your place I'd file the complaint, both to make my point and to prevent the same thing from happening to some other poor nurse or aide who doesn't know any better.

Good luck, and keep us posted!

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WHAT????? This makes no sense to me. MLJRN97 is right about. You need to file a complaint with the labor board. I would also be filing for unemployment. I wouldn't want the job back but I'd want some compensation for that crap.

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Specializes in IM/Critical Care/Cardiology.

I guess I just wanted to clarify why I brought up the Attorney General. I did because this is against the law and if an investigation ensues, they could be severly penalized. There could even be a state law that any back wages would be due as stated but also added monies according to the amount of situational time.

This happened to me in a similar way and I received added compensation from the provider/facility due to a law written on the books. I realize not every state is the same.:idea:

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Specializes in NICU.

I agree with everything Marla said. I don't see how they can legally do this. You have to give consent for anyone to look into your credit history, so why they did that without consent is beyond me, and needs to be reported.

Do like Marla said and report this to the appropriate people. And then thank God for them doing you the favor of getting you out of that hell hole!

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unfortunately, the consent may have been in her original hire information, i would still follow thru.....good luck

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Specializes in Dialysis, Home Care, Hospice.

Definitely follow up. Even if you don't want to work there again which I can't see why you would, maybe it will keep it from happening to someone else. Good luck and I'm sorry you were treated so poorly. There is no excuse for it.

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