Can you be declined employment due to a case disposition of nole pros?
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Can you be declined employment due to a case disposition of nole pros?
I was falsely arrested several times and I have been having trouble finding a job do to my background arrest history.
Asked on July 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It is entirely possible that under the laws of all states in this country that potential employers can legally decline to hire you because you were arrested but the background check for you shows that the criminal charges were subsequently dismissed, "nole pros".
I suggest that you retain a criminal defense attorney to see about sealing all of the criminal actions where there were dismissals of the charges against you. If the records are sealed, then possibly your arrests will not appear in any employment background check.
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