California

Last year the California legislature continued to grapple with issues that were exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. As they were in 2020—although not to the same extent—legislators were forced to pare back their bill packages again in 2021.

The Fair Chance Act (also known as California’s Ban the Box law) is a California law that restricts when and how employers can inquire about and consider a job applicant’s criminal history.

Today, we (with a group of privacy and consumer advocacy organizations) submitted letters to Governor Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Atkins, Attorney General Becerra and Assembly Speaker Rendon regarding appointments to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s inaugural governing board.

Proposition 24 (California Privacy Rights Act)—passed by more than 56% of voters in November 2020—will amend the

You can file a complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (they can order the employer to change its behavior and require them to pay you for the viola

Yes.

In either the job application or written notice of the background check, you’ll be given the option to get a copy of it (if they used a background screening company) or any public records they obtained (if they did it themselves).