The California Fair Chance Act protects job applicants from discrimination based on their criminal history. The Act prohibits employees with five or more workers from asking about a job applicant's conviction history before extending a job offer.The FCIHO requires that Private Employers do not include any inquiries into a job applicant's criminal history on job applications or postings. In essence, this law prohibits employers from asking about a job applicant's criminal history on a job application. Los Angeles background checks help employers screen out unqualified, unsafe, or untrustworthy applicants. Here's what you need to know. Set to take effect on September 3, 2024, the ordinance is designed to provide job applicants with criminal records a fairer opportunity in the hiring process. The law also prohibits employers from asking about or considering criminal history that did not result in a conviction. Noah Zatz is Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. The EEOC enforces Title VII, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.