©2026 Seyfarth Shaw LLP www.seyfarth.com 2026 Cal-Peculiarities | 81 12 Garcia-Brower v. Premier Automotive Imports of CA, LLC, 55 Cal. App. 5th 961 (2020). 13 AB 1008, codified in Gov’t Code § 12952, repealing Labor Code § 432.9. Exceptions exist for cases where the law requires a criminal history background check for the position in question. Note that California in some cases requires a criminal background check. Effective 2017, transportation network companies (e.g., Uber, Lyft) must obtain a criminal background report on each participating driver. A transportation network company must not contract with or employ any driver who (i) is registered on the U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website, (ii) has been convicted of any of certain terrorism-related or violent felonies, or (iii) has been convicted, within the last seven years, of any misdemeanor assault or battery, any domestic violence offense, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or any of a specified list of felonies. Public Util. Code § 5445.2. 14 2 Cal. Regs. Code § 11017.1 and blackline of amendments at https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/07/Final-Textof-Modifications-to-Employment-Regulations-Regarding-Criminal-History.pdf (last visited Mar. 30, 2025). 15 Id. 16 Gov’t Code § 12952(a). Exceptions apply for special jobs. Id. § 12952(d). 17 2 Cal. Code Regs. § 11017.1(j)(2). 18 Gov’t Code § 12952(c)(1)(A). 19 Gov’t Code § 12952(c)(3). 20 Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2, § 11017.1(c)(2)(D)(i)-(ii). 21 2 Cal. Code Regs. § 11017.1(j)(1). 22 The Ordinance would permit a conviction check after a live interview, but under state law the employer must first make a conditional offer of employment. The Ordinance applies to positions at which an employee will work at least eight hours a week in San Francisco. There is also an annual reporting requirement. 23 49 S.F. Police Code §§ 4901-4920. 24 Ordinance No. 2024-0012, Los Angeles County Code of Ordinances, tit. 8, div. 6, ch. 8.300. 25 Employers with questions about whether a particular address (for a facility or remote worker) falls within the jurisdiction of unincorporated Los Angeles County may visit the following website maintained by Los Angeles County: https://planning.lacounty.gov/#area-lookup (last visited Mar. 30, 2025). 26 Id. at ch. 8.300.040(P). 27 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(B)(3). 28 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(B)(4). 29 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(D)(3). 30 Id. at ch. 8.300.050 (G). 31 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(I)(1)(b). 32 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(I)(2)-(3). 33 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(J). 34 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(K). 35 Id. at ch. 8.300.050(K)(6). 36 Id. at ch. 8.300.080. 37 Id. at ch. 8.300.100. 38 Id. at ch. 8.300.110. 39 See https://bca.lacity.org/fair-chance (last visited Mar. 30, 2025). The assessment/reassessment form is found at https://bca.lacity.gov/Uploads/fciho/Ban%20the%20Box%20Individual%20Assessment%20and%20Reassessment%202.1.22%20fillable.p df (last visited Mar. 30, 2025). 40 See San Diego Cty. Code §§ 21.2701 - .2708. 41 Id. 42 Lab. Code § 432.2. 43 McDoniel v. Kavry Mgmt., LLC, 114 Cal. App. 5th 949, 965 (2025). 44 Civ. Code §§ 1798.140, 1798.100, 1798.121, and 1798.130. 45 11 Cal. Code Regs. art. 11, §§ 7200-7222 (Automated Decisionmaking Technology). 46 See Civ. Code § 1798.185(a)(15); 11 Cal. Code Regs. art. 11, §§ 7200-7222 (Automated Decisionmaking Technology). 47 Id. 48 Gov’t Code § 12940(a); 2 Cal. Code Regs. § 11008.1(a)(1) (effective Oct. 2025) (regulating employer use of “automated-decision systems” in employment and identifying covered tools, including computer-based assessments used to make predictive evaluations, measure skills or personality traits, or screen and recommend applicants or employees, as well as systems that analyze facial expressions, word choice, or voice in online interviews, or process third-party data); see also California Civil Rights Department, Final Text of Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems (2025), available at https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2025/06/Final-Text-regulations-
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