I was working for Mass Mutual, here in Charlotte NC. I applied for a job at another Broker Dealer Firm here in Charlotte, LPL Financial. I previously worked for LPL for 7 years prior to going to Mass Mutual. When I interviewed I got the job, signed the offer letter on May 10th and gave my 2 weeks notice to Mass Mutual on May 12th. My last day at Mass Mutual was May 24th. I was all set to start my new job at LPL on June 5th. May 31st I received the email, your background check has cleared and you are all set for orientation. I went to LPL to do my badge and finger prints as well. The morning of June 5th, I received an email that said, due to medical bills being in collections on your credit, we are unable to hiring you for this position. I was devastated because I quit my job at Mass Mutual to come to LPL and trained my replacement. If my credit was an issue, why didn't they do this background check before my start date and why did they send me an email saying my background had cleared. So, now I'm out of both jobs. This has NEVER happened to me before and I've worked since I was 16 years old. I reached out to HR at LPL and it looks like the background check email was sent to me in error and the background check itself wasn't done in a timely manner. So someone dropped the ball but it cost me a job and a $55K salary. I have been out of work since May 24th and have had the hardest time finding another job. Also, I am unable to collect unemployment because technically I never officially worked for LPL although I signed the offer letter and accepted the position. Any advice on how to handle this situation?