Legal Question in Employment Law in California

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My name is Roxanna Parsa. On Friday, October 7, 2011 I was offered a position at Scripps Clinic. I accepted and was told my start date would be Monday, October 24, 2011. That gave me just enough time to give my 2 week notice at my current employer. On Friday, October 14, I received an email from Scripps notifying me that I had to complete my new hire paperwork. I was given a username and password to sign onto their online employee website. I completed a W-2 and one other form. On Thursday, October 20, I still had not heard from Human Resources. I emailed the Nursing Supervisor for the department I was hired for to ask what time I was to be in on Monday. She emailed me back and said there was a hold on my background check and I was to contact Human Resources. This is almost 2 weeks after accepting the position. After contacting HR, I was told that because I did not disclose that I had a misdemeanor 6 years ago I would not be qualified for the position any longer. I explained that because it was 6 years ago I didn't think I needed to disclose it and I thought the question was only referring to more serious crimes. I apologized for the oversight and explained that I was not trying to hide any information, and that i had signed a consent to do a background check. She replied by telling me that failure to disclose this information disqualifies me. This happened around 3 p.m. Thursday, October 20th, my last day at my current job. So not only was it my last day but now i have no job to go to. I don't understand how they can offer me a job, give me a start date, have me give my 2 weeks notice and have me do new hire paperwork then wait till 1 business before telling me that I no longer have the position. I don't believe it takes 2 weeks to do a background check, I should have been told a few days after accepting the position. And on top of that, I was the one that called them to find out. Now without a job I'm unable to pay my rent, my car and pay bills. I believe someone in the HR department dropped the ball.

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