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New York City's Fair Chance Housing Law Restricts Criminal Background Checks

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New York City's Fair Chance for Housing Act (known as Local Law 24 or the Fair Chance Law) became effective on Jan. 1, 2025. The Fair Chance Law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of a purchaser's or tenant's...more

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Los Angeles and San Diego Counties Enact Fair Chance Ordinances for Unincorporated Areas

In 2016, the city of Los Angeles passed the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO). Preempting California’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) by nearly two years, the FCIHO prohibits private employers operating in the city...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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Head’s Up: Increased Risk of Consumer Class Actions With Growing Trend of Local Restrictions on Reporting and Considering...

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On January 21, 2020, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance (“FCHO”), which will restrict landlords in their ability to reject a potential tenant because of prior criminal history. It...more

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Texas Likely To Take Aim at Municipal and County Ban the Box Laws

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Legislature of the State of Texas has introduced a new bill designed to create uniformity within its borders by prohibiting municipalities and counties from micro-managing the particular steps involved...more

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Madison, WI Resolution Targets “Ban the Box” Legislation For City Contractors and Vendors

The Common Council of Madison, Wisconsin passed a resolution that prohibits the city (i) from asking questions concerning an applicant’s criminal history on the city’s initial employment applications (i.e., “banning the...more

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Seattle Latest City to "Ban the Box" for Private Employers

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On June 20, 2013, the Mayor of Seattle signed an ordinance to "ban the box" and otherwise restrict the use of arrest and conviction records in the hiring and personnel decisions of most private employers and of the City...more

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Seattle Adopts Ordinance Limiting Inquiries Into and Use of Criminal Records for Employment Purposes

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Effective November 1, 2013, Seattle, Washington will join various other jurisdictions (most recently Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina and Buffalo, New York) that limit inquiries into and the use of criminal records for...more

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Buffalo's "Ban the Box" Ordinance Covers Private Employers

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On June 10, 2013, a new ordinance took effect in the City of Buffalo prohibiting public and private employers and City vendors from asking prospective employees about their criminal conviction history during the application...more

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Seattle City Council Enacts Controversial and Restrictive Criminal Background Check Ordinance

On June 10, 2013, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance significantly restricting private employers’ ability to rely on criminal background checks to screen applicants for jobs in the City of Seattle. If Mayor McGinn...more

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