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If you are searching for employment, whether you are currently employed or unemployed, you should know your legal rights and be prepared to properly address any legal problems you may have had in the past with potential employers. If you were fired from your last job or if you are asked about former criminal convictions, it is best to be honest and very briefly address the issue in the most positive light possible. Whether an employer may refuse to hire you because of a criminal background depends on various factors dictated by state law. Although potential employers are certainly permitted to ask questions that relate to your ability to perform the job, federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, national origin or religion, and potential employers can not ask private questions that don't have a direct bearing on your ability to perform the job.

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