My son was recently hired as an asst. mgr. at a local retail store. After he had worked for 3 days, he was fired because he had checked the box on his application that stated he had not been convicted of a felony. When the company ran a background check, it erroneously came back with a felony conviction. He had a misdemeanor on his record from 4 years earlier but no felonies. He went to the courthouse and got proof of the facts but he was terminated anyway. Does he have any recourse? Can he hold the background check company liable? We live in KY, which is a right-to-work state.

Background checks conducted by a third party company falls under the regulations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). More information about FCRA may be found at the following website: http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs16b-smallbus.htm

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