County of Los Angeles Enacts a Sweeping Fair Chance Ordinance for the Unincorporated Areas of the County that Far Exceeds Federal and California Law
March 13th By Rod Fliegel, Chad Kaldor, William Simmons @ www.jdspura.com
In 2016, the City of Los Angeles enacted a detailed fair chance hiring ordinance. A comprehensive statewide law followed in 2017.1 Soon, employers with jobs located in the unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles2 must navigate yet another layer of burdensome regulations based on the County’s new fair chance hiring ordinance. The ordinance, which imposes obligations well beyond existing federal and state law, and which extends to contractor and freelance workers, will take effect on September 3, 2024. It adds to the many and considerable headaches employers already have regarding criminal background checks in California.