Fired After a Background Check, But Employer Was Aware of the Issue

My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Arizona
I was hired February 28 2012 by Brookdale Senior Living as a part time night monitor. After a about a month I was give a full time Maintenance Technician position. Today I was terminated because of something on my criminal record that they knew was there when they hired me. When I was first hired it was a bit rocky getting me in because my background check came up with something that happened back in 2007 in Massachusetts. I was accused of B&E Vehicle/Boat Daytime For Felony. c22 §18 Larceny Over $250 c266 §30(1). And both disposition methods were Nolle Prosequi and there was a side note on the dockets under sentence or other disposition. "the deft. had authority to remove the property he was accused of stealing." After giving them this notarized paperwork from the court they hired me. So more or less I was terminated because of something they looked into and deemed me suitable to work for them. Thanks in advance for any input.

they can fire you for any reason .. goofy or not .. unless you had an actual contract .. so you are outta luck.

File for unemployment. If you're monetarily ineligible, file again after July 1, and if you still haven't found a job by Oct 1, you can file again. Most certainly by then you'll have enough earnings in the base period to qualify if that job was the only job you've had in the last 18 months.

Remember, background checks are an on going process in most big companies today. A lot of people feel like you, that when you are hired afterwords, that your background check is 'over'. Not the case. It's being reviewed months after you're slugging away. It's not unusal, your case, I've seen companies change their 'minds' after more information is investigated. If it's a reputable company, they'll give you a layoff, though.