Police Background.....HELP!

Question

I was accused of making a racial comment by an ex-co-worker....THING IS, I NEVER DID!!!! I was never disciplined, never written up or anything by the employer. How damaging is this to my background for a police department in CA???? Help me plz!

Answer 1

It will not be on any criminal background check. Take a little time and ask personnel if it is on employment records, and try to get it removed or highlighted that no action was taken.

Answer 2

at any job you should be allowed to access your personel file.  you may have to make an appointment or give notice that you would like to view it.  it is a good idea to go through you file once a month to make sure there is not anything in it that you are unaware of.  you dont have to tell what you are looking for... just that you would like to view it.  if you find the write up in there and you had no knowlege of it... it is against the law.  if it was never reported, you shouldnt have anything to worry about.  if it was put in your file you can usually request for any write up to be removed once it has been there for a year.