Mayor Lee Signs “Ban the Box” Ordinance

As predicted, on February 17, 2014 San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed the San Francisco Supervisors’ “Ban the Box” ordinance.  This means that employers, contractors, and affordable housing providers will have very limited use of criminal background checks in vetting employees or tenants in San Francisco.

This new law goes into effect on March 19, 2014.

If you want more information on the new law, you can read my prior blog post here.