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Michele Haydel Gehrke and Ashley Shafer of Reed Smith LLP explain recent amendments to San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance that expand protections for job applicants and employees with certain out-of-state criminal records from conduct that remains legal in California.
San Francisco recently amended its Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) to expand protections for applicants and employees with certain out-of-state criminal records. The Board of Supervisors passed the amendments on July 7, 2026, and Mayor Daniel Lurie signed them on July 10, 2026. The amendments take effect on August 10, 2026.
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