San Francisco Enacts Law Limiting Use of Criminal Background Checks
Employers, contractors and affordable housing providers will have limited use of criminal background checks in vetting workers or tenants under a new San Francisco ordinance signed by San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee.
The Fair Chance Ordinance requires employers employing 20 or more workers regardless of location–including employment agencies, contractors, subcontractors and housing providers–to limit the use of criminal history information. An estimated one in four California adults has an arrest or conviction record, according to the ordinance.