Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) The Attorney General may take any actions as are authorized by Section 6d of the federal Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq.) as amended before or after the effective date of this section. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed as a limitation on the power…

It is an unlawful employment practice, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification, or, except where based upon applicable security regulations established by the United States or the State of California: (a) For an employer, because of the race, religious creed, col…

For the purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 12940, it shall be presumed that an individual with heart trouble, as referred to in Section 3212 of the Labor Code, applying for either a firefighter position or participation in an apprenticeship training program l…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an employee’s assessment, testing, admission, or acknowledgment of their own personal bias that was made in good faith and solicited or required as part of a bias mitigation training does not, by itself, constitute unlawful discrimination. (b) I…

Prior to January 1, 1996, a study or survey of the costs, including litigation and reasonable accommodation expenses and other impacts on California employers of 15 or more employees, resulting from compliance with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public La…

The Legislature hereby declares its rejection of the court of appeal opinion in Marks v. Loral Corp. (1997) 57 Cal.App.4th 30, and states that the opinion does not affect existing law in any way, including, but not limited to, the law pertaining to disparate treatment. The Legisl…

(a) Every employer in this state shall permit any employee who indicates in writing a desire in a reasonable time and can demonstrate the ability to do so, to continue the employee’s employment beyond any retirement date contained in any private pension or retirement plan. This e…

It shall be an unlawful employment practice unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification: (a) For the governing board of any school district, because of the pregnancy of any person, to refuse to hire or employ that person, or to refuse to select that person for a trai…

(a) It shall be unlawful for a licensing board to require any examination or establish any other qualification for licensing that has an adverse impact on any class by virtue of its race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, …

(a) In addition to the provisions that govern pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition in Sections 12926 and 12940, each of the following shall be an unlawful employment practice, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification: (1) For an employer to refuse…

Sections 12945.2 and 19702.3 shall be known, and may be cited, as the Moore-Brown-Roberti Family Rights Act.

(a) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for any employer, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), to refuse to grant a request by any employee with more than 12 months of service with the employer, and who has at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer duri…

(a) The department shall create a small employer family leave mediation program for employers with between 5 and 19 employees. Under the program, when an employee requests an immediate right to sue alleging a violation of Section 12945.2, 12945.6, or 12945.7 by an employer having…

It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require any employee to be sterilized as a condition of employment.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) (A) “Assisted reproduction” means a method of achieving a pregnancy through an artificial insemination or an embryo transfer and includes gamete and embryo donation. (B) “Assisted reproduction” does not includ…

(a) As used in this section: (1) (A) “Employee” means a person employed by the employer for at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the leave. (B) “Employee” does not include a person who is covered by Section 19859.3. (2) “Employer” means either of the following: (A) A per…

(a) An employer shall not do any of the following: (1) Discharge or in any manner discriminate against an employee for taking time off to serve as required by law on an inquest jury or trial jury. (2) Discharge or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee, inclu…

(a) It shall be an unlawful practice for employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies subject to the provisions of this part to fail to maintain and preserve any and all applications, personnel, membership, or employment referral records and files for a minimum period …

It shall not be an unlawful practice under this part for an employer or labor organization to provide or make financial provision for child care services of a custodial or other nature for its employees or members who are responsible for minor children.

(a) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to permit an employee to wear pants on account of the sex of the employee. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from requiring employees in a particular occupation to wear a uniform. (c) N…

It is an unlawful practice under this part for a person to deny or to aid, incite, or conspire in the denial of the rights created by Section 51, 51.5, 51.7, 51.9, 54, 54.1, or 54.2 of the Civil Code.

Nothing in this part relating to gender-based discrimination affects the ability of an employer to require an employee to adhere to reasonable workplace appearance, grooming, and dress standards not precluded by other provisions of state or federal law, provided that an employer …

In addition to employer responsibilities set forth in subdivisions (j) and (k) of Section 12940 and in rules adopted by the department and the council, every employer shall act to ensure a workplace free of sexual harassment by implementing the following minimum requirements: (a)…

(a) (1) By January 1, 2021, an employer having five or more employees shall provide at least two hours of classroom or other effective interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment to all supervisory employees and at least one hour of classroom or other effective…

An employer may also provide bystander intervention training that includes information and practical guidance on how to enable bystanders to recognize potentially problematic behaviors and to motivate bystanders to take action when they observe problematic behaviors. The training…

(a) For purposes of this section, “employer” means a hotel or motel. “Employer” does not mean a bed and breakfast inn, as that term is defined in subdivision (b) of Section 24045.12 of the Business and Professions Code. (b) (1) By January 1, 2020, an employer shall provide at lea…

(a) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 12926, to adopt or enforce a policy that limits or prohibits the use of any language in any workplace, unless both of the following conditions exist: (1) The language restriction i…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer with five or more employees to do any of the following: (1) To include on any application for employment, before the employer makes a conditional offer of employment to the applicant,…

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to violate Section 432.6 of the Labor Code.

(a) (1) Except as specified in subdivision (c), it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment, or otherwise penalizing a person, if the discrimination is based upon any of the following: (A) The pers…

It shall be unlawful: (a) For the owner of any housing accommodation to discriminate against or harass any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status,…

For purposes of Section 12955.1, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Covered multifamily dwellings” means both of the following: (1) Buildings that consist of at least four condominium dwelling units or at least three rental apartment dwelling units if the buildings have …

For purposes of this part, “familial status” means one or more individuals under 18 years of age who reside with a parent, another person with care and legal custody of that individual, a person who has been given care and custody of that individual by a state or local government…

For purposes of this part, “disability” includes, but is not limited to, any physical or mental disability as defined in Section 12926.

Nothing in this part shall prohibit a religious organization, association or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or o…

Nothing in this part shall preclude the government from establishing programs to collect information relating to discriminatory housing practices.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to afford to the classes protected under this part, fewer rights or remedies than the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-430) and its implementing regulations (24 C.F.R. 100.1 et seq.), or state law relating to fair emplo…

It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of that person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of that person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, …

For purposes of this article, in connection with unlawful practices: (a) Proof of an intentional violation of this article includes, but is not limited to, an act or failure to act that is otherwise covered by this part, that demonstrates an intent to discriminate in any manner i…

(a) The provisions of this part relating to discrimination on the basis of familial status shall not apply to housing for older persons. (b) As used in this section, “housing for older persons” means any of the following: (1) Housing provided under any state or federal program th…

Upon notice that a verified complaint against it has been filed under this part, any owner of housing accommodations shall maintain and preserve any and all rental records or any other written materials relevant to the complaint, until the complaint is fully and finally disposed …

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Association,” “governing documents,” and “declaration” have the same meanings as set forth in Sections 4080, 4135, and 4150 or Sections 6528, 6546, and 6552 of the Civil Code. (2) “Redaction” means the process of rerecording of a document that or…

(a) (1) A person who holds or is acquiring an ownership interest of record in property that the person believes is the subject of an unlawfully restrictive covenant in violation of subdivision (l) of Section 12955 may record a document titled Restrictive Covenant Modification. A …

(a) The county recorder of each county shall establish a restrictive covenant program to assist in the redaction of unlawfully restrictive covenants in violation of subdivision (l) of Section 12955. (b) Each county recorder as part of their restrictive covenant program shall unde…

(a) It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this section to facilitate and support the development and operation of housing for homeless youth. (b) The provision of housing for homeless youth is hereby authorized and shall not be considered unlawful age discrimination, …

At any sale of bonds by the Treasurer the director may become a bidder and purchase bonds with the funds at his disposal. The appropriate transfer of funds shall be made by the Controller and Treasurer on the books of their offices. No purchase of bonds shall be completed by the …

Whenever there is in the treasury to the credit of the Unclaimed Property Fund the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or more, the Director of Finance shall invest all but ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in the bonds specified in this article. No investment shall be made whi…

Investments under this article may be made in bonds of this State, of the United States, or of any county, permanent road district, city, school district, metropolitan water district, or municipal utility district of this State. Investment of school land proceeds may also be made…

The investments shall be made in such manner and on such terms as the director deems best for such fund.

All bonds purchased under this article shall be delivered to the Treasurer, who shall credit the interest to the State School Fund, when collected.