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Effective Jan. 1, California employers will be restricted from asking about, seeking or using a California applicant or employee’s juvenile criminal history in the employment context. An amendment to California Labor Code 432.7, the law prohibits employers from asking…
The city of Los Angeles has adopted the Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance (Ordinance), which aims to eliminate a barrier to employment for persons who have been convicted of crimes. The Ordinance, which becomes effective Jan. 22, applies to any private employer in Los…
The District Court for the Central District of California found in favor of consumer standing in the case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. A similar case, Rodriquez v. El Toro Investors Ltd., is focused on an alleged violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In this case,…
A California federal judge on Monday said he would approve a McDonald’s operator’s $950,000 deal to end claims that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by running credit checks on over 2,500 job applicants without making the disclosures required by…
Legalization ofrecreational marijuanawas on the ballot in five states this Election Day: California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, giving a huge boost to the…
Effective January 1, 2017, drivers participating with a Transportation Network Company (TNC) in California will be subject to mandatory criminal background checks, regardless of whether a driver is considered an employee or an independent contractor. California…
A class of job seekers and background check company S2Verify must go back to the drawing board over their proposed $1 million settlement to close a Fair Credit Reporting Act case because it is “overbroad,” a California federal judge said Monday. S2Verify, which…
A judge in California dismissed a class action lawsuit by a driver against Lyft, Inc., after determining the employee could not demonstrate “concrete harm” as a result of the company’s background screening procedures. The ruling was similar to a…
The Los Angeles City Council’s Economic Development Committee recently joined the masses across the country by voting to eliminate the criminal history of a potential hire until after an initial job interview has been made. Those business located in the city…
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the governor of California signed a bill in September that amends the state’s Labor Code to prohibit employers from considering some juvenile records for employment purposes, including arrests that did not result in conviction, a referral…