The article is from the Wall Street Journal, and is available only to online subscribers. Firms Dig Deep Into Workers' Pasts Amid Post-Sept. 11 Security Anxiety The article, about Lilly, says they are not the only firm doing so. Lilly, IMHO, is wrong to start releasing contract workers for old slips, but their blanket policy seems to be that if the record does not come back clean, they are out. Any misdemeanor is enough to get a contract worker disqualified, it seems. (Regular employees, the article implies, were not subjected to the same post 9/11 scrutiny). I understand Lilly backed off of motor vehicle record review and credit checks, but I've still think they've gone much too far. Can anyone defend the extent to which Lilly has gone? Alternate Link for News Story Peace.
i don't know about the US's leagle system but couldn't the employer be taken to court for wrong full dismisal?