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What can I do if I am denied employment based on an arrest even though I wasn't convicted?

For about a year I had a pending case because my ex boyfriend accused me of stealing his credit card. Finally, on June 24, it was dropped to a violation and I do not have a record. While the charges were pending I got denied one job, now I job I am supposed to start just let me know they can't hire me, even though I was never convicted. Legally, is there anything I can do? Can I sue the company? Can I sue my ex boyfriend? Please help.

Depends on where you live, but generally, in the US, nothing you can do.

If you went to trial and were found "factually innocent", you could probably seal your records and not have it pop on your background check. But that isn't what happened. When you say it was "dropped to a violation", that means you accepted some far lesser plea bargain, not that you are "factually innocent".

Nothing you can do.

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