. >> reporter: san jose employment attorney laurie costanzo says the waiver could leave the city open for lawsuitsng to impocket men as chd as women applicants because women are the rijority of those suffe >> reporter: it's unclear how long the waiver has been in place. opd has not responded to our request for comment but police officials tell "the chronicle" the department wants to review any police reports any applicant might appear in. however the form reportedly does not ask applicants if they were the victim of other crimes. meanwhile, mayor libby schaaf was taking action. schaaf issued a statement saying "today i ordered the immediate removal of a waiver where opd applicants authorize the release of confidential records, including those that would disclose whether they are victims of sexual assault" and schaaf requested more information on how the department has been using the information in the past. she also said "sexual assault survivors have persevered throughumhespect, honor and welcome in oakland." >> that was tom genson reporting. we asked former and current police office

. >> reporter: san jose employment attorney laurie costanzo says the confidentiality waiver could leave the city open for lawsuits brought by civil rights groups or female applicants. >> it's certainly not going to impact men as much as it will women applicants because women are primarily the majority of those suffering from sexual assault. >> reporter: it's unclear how long the waiver has been in place. opd has not responded to our request for comment, but police officials tell the chronicle that the department wants to review any police reports that any applicant might appear in. however, the form reportedly does not ask applicants if they were the victim of other crimes. meanwhile, late tonight mayor libby schaaf was taking action. schaaf issued a statement saying, quote, today i ordered the immediate removal of a waiver where opd applicants authorize the release of confidential records, including those that would disclose whether they're victims of sexual assault, and schaaf requested more information on how the department has been using that confidential information in the past. sc