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Board adopts local fair-chance ordinance to reinforce state law on conviction-history hiring
Summary
The Board approved a county-level fair-chance ordinance to complement California's Fair Chance Act, adding local enforcement steps, employer education and penalties that begin after a grace period.
The Board voted to introduce a local fair-chance ordinance intended to reinforce California's Fair Chance Act (FEHA) and to provide a local complaint and educational pathway to improve employment opportunities for justice-involved residents.
County staff from the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement (OLSE) described the state Fair Chance Act (effective 2018) which generally prohibits employers with five or more…
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