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San Diego County Joins California Jurisdictions With Fair Chance Ordinances

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Since 2018, California has had a comprehensive Fair Chance Act (CFCA), which places a number of restrictions on employers using criminal history for hiring and other employment purposes. San Francisco and...more

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Complying With the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

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General Overview of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance -California has long been at the forefront of promoting equal employment opportunity for individuals with criminal histories. Statewide laws such as the Fair...more

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10 Questions to Ask Background Check Vendors

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Background checks are vital in ensuring you make informed decisions about candidates. However, selecting the right background check vendor can be daunting given the myriad of options available. Choosing wisely not only...more

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Complying With Unprecedented Criminal History Requirements in Los Angeles County

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The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCOE), which took effect on September 3, 2024, imposes several new compliance requirements regarding the consideration of criminal history in employment decisions....more

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LA County Employers Must Update Job Postings, Offer Letters and Background Check Processes by September 3

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The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers takes effect on September 3. The law applies to employers doing business in the unincorporated areas of LA County, if they employ five or more employees....more

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County of Los Angeles Enacts a Sweeping Fair Chance Ordinance for the Unincorporated Areas of the County that Far Exceeds Federal...

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In 2016, the City of Los Angeles enacted a detailed fair chance hiring ordinance.  A comprehensive statewide law followed in 2017. Soon, employers with jobs located in the unincorporated areas of the County of Los...more

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Modifications to California Regulations Governing Employer Consideration of An Applicant’s Criminal History Approved

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The California Office of Administrative Law recently approved the Civil Rights Council’s amendments to regulations in the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) that govern employer inquiries into and consideration of a job...more

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California Modifies Employment Regulations Regarding Criminal History

New regulations effective October 1, 2023, will impact how employers may consider criminal history in employment decisions. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits California employers with five or more employees from inquiring...more

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Vetting Candidates: Creating a Hiring Process That Prioritizes Student Safety

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Student safety and security is of paramount importance in independent schools. While the goal of a hiring process is primarily to find the best candidate for the position, it is imperative that schools craft policies and...more

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More Box Banning? Trend to Prohibit Questions on Criminal History Continues

Can you ask a job applicant criminal history? As with so many legal questions, the answer is “it depends” — on where you work, in this case. A recently enacted law will change this answer for Colorado employers beginning as...more

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UPDATE: Los Angeles Ban the Box - New Individualized Assessment and Reassessment Form

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The City of Los Angeles recently issued its Rules and Regulations Implementing the Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance, providing critical guidance to employers on compliance with the...more

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Los Angeles Enacts “Fair Chance” Ordinance Prohibiting Criminal History Inquiries Prior To Conditional Offers Of Employment

Following the Los Angeles minimum wage ordinance that was enacted earlier this year, the City of Los Angeles has now enacted another ordinance that will significantly impact employers doing business within city limits. On...more

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Going For the Gold: How To Legally Recruit The Best Candidates

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This summer the world’s greatest athletes are competing for Olympic gold. In order to win, these athletes must follow a strict set of rules to prevent deductions and disqualifications. When employers compete for the best...more

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A Closer Look at Austin’s “Ban the Box” Ordinance

On March 24, 2016, the Austin City Council passed a “ban-the-box” ordinance, the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance, which took effect on April 4, 2016. The final version of the ordinance was released on April 12, 2016. It...more

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Austin Passes "Ban the Box" Ordinance

On March 24, 2016, the Austin City Council passed an ordinance that will significantly restrict many employers from making employment decisions about applicants or employees based on their criminal histories. The Fair Chance...more

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New York City Joins a Growing Chorus of Cities and States that Believe in Second Chances: What Does the New “Ban the Box”...

The New York City Fair Chance Act (the “Act”) went into effect on October 27. With the Act in place, New York City is one of a growing number of cities and states to implement so-called “ban the box” legislation, which...more

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Best Practices for Complying with the New York City Fair Chance Act

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Given the imminent effective date of New York City’s Fair Chance Act, employers may be wondering what they need to do to comply with the law. As many employers are aware, effective October 27, 2015, the Fair Chance Act...more

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"Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair" - NYC Employers Gird for Fair Chance Act

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Things or people are not as they always appear to be. That message pervades not only Shakespeare’s Macbeth but also New York City’s Fair Chance Act (FCA), which is scheduled to go into effect next week (on October 27) and is...more

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NYC Commission on Human Rights Explains New NYC Background Check Laws

We were pleased to host a program on September 28, 2015 on New York City’s two new background check laws, the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act and the Fair Chance Act. Paul Keefe, Supervising Attorney at the NYC...more

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Background Checks? That is the Question

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Has your company decided yet whether it will conduct criminal background or credit checks? If you are already using that tool as part of your job screening process, are you keeping up with legal developments in every city,...more

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NYC “Ban the Box” Bill Heads to Mayor’s Desk

On June 10th, by a 45-5 vote, the New York City Council passed a bill (Int. No. 318) to amend the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to further restrict employers from inquiring into or otherwise considering an...more

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New York City Moves to “Ban the Box” on Criminal Background Checks in Job Applications

On June 10, 2015, the New York City Council passed the Fair Chance Act (Intro No. 318-A, 2014) by a vote of 45-to-5. The legislation prevents employers from inquiring about job applicants’ criminal arrests and convictions...more

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