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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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Iowa Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Portion of Waterloo, Iowa’s “Ban the Box” Ordinance: What Does It Mean for Other Iowa...

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In the fall of 2019, the Waterloo, Iowa City Council approved the state’s first “Ban the Box” ordinance. Generally speaking, that ordinance made it illegal for any employer to ask about an applicant’s criminal history on a...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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New Procedures for Handling Juvenile Police Records for Illinois Municipalities

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• Public Act 100-0285, recently signed into law, amends the Illinois Juvenile Court Act. The amendment prohibits law enforcement agencies from disclosing records involving minors who commit ordinance violations. • The...more

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