Q: I worked for an employer 1 day, my background check came back and the next day I was told I was let go. Is this legal?
I had a 5 year old felony
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Generally, if you work in Pennsylvania, employers are not permitted to discriminate against you in hiring due to a former criminal conviction as this may be a violation of the Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA). However, the caveat is that if a person has been convicted of stealing, for example, then an employer may not be required to hire a person to work a cash register where they have access to cash, for example. It would be good to have more details of the type of crime you were convicted of and the type of job you were seeking to be hired for. For instance, if you were working in a tire center that didn't require you to work with cash, using the last example of the conviction for stealing, then the employer may have violated CHRIA.
You may wish to contact a Pennsylvania employment lawyer to discuss what your rights may be. Best wishes.
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