Job applications and interviews on the one hand, unemployment claims on the other - what could be further apart? One related to hiring, the other to firing - how could they be related? They are related, more closely than most employers realize! What an employer does during the hiring process very often affects what can happen in a subsequent unemployment claim.
Following is a list of the most common problems related to the hiring process that manifest themselves in unemployment claims. How such claims turn out definitely depends upon the individual circumstances. Consider the following situations explained in detail below:
Falsification: the claimant falsified the job application or lied during the interview
Concealment: the claimant concealed important information during the hiring process
Misrepresentation: the claimant misrepresented his or her qualifications during the hiring process
Drug test: the employer hired the claimant before the results of a pre-employment drug screen came in, then fired the claimant for a positive result
Background check: the employer hired the claimant before the results of a background check came in, then fired the claimant based upon an unfavorable credit or criminal history report
Reference check: the employer hired the claimant prior to checking references, then fired the claimant after receiving an unfavorable reference from a prior employer
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