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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Pacheco</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 14.3 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 51 of, and to add Section 14.1 to, the Civil Code, to add Section 17.5 to the Code of Civil Procedure, to add Section 1207 to the Commercial Code, to add Section 12.4 to the Corporations Code, to add Section 212.4 to the Education Code, to add Section 353.7 to the Elections Code, to add Section 212 to the Evidence Code, to add Section 136 to the Family Code, to add Section 23 to the Financial Code, to add Section 9.4 to the Fish and Game Code, to add Section 52 to the Food and Agricultural Code, to amend Section 12926 of, and to add Section 27 to, the Government Code, to add Section 26 to the Harbors and Navigation Code, to add Section 29 to the Health and Safety Code, to add Section 49 to the Insurance Code, to add Section 12.3 to the Labor Code, to add Section 20 to the Military and Veterans Code, to add Section 5.5 to the Penal Code, to add Section
71 to the Probate Code, to add Section 1105 to the Public Contract Code, to add Section 19 to the Public Resources Code, to add Section 23 to the Public Utilities Code, to add Section 12.3 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to add Section 37 to the Streets and Highways Code, to add Section 23 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, to add Section 552 to the Vehicle Code, to add Section 27 to the Water Code, and to add Section 28 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to sex discrimination.</ns0:Title>
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(1)
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The United States and California Constitutions guarantee all persons the right to equal protection of the laws. The California Constitution further recognizes the right of all persons to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, guarantees an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, and prohibits disqualification of a person from entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation, or employment because of, among other things, sex.
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<html:p>This bill would require, under all state laws, that any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination be interpreted to prohibit sex discrimination. The bill would define “sex discrimination” to include, among other things, discrimination based on any of specified actual or
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<html:p>This bill would provide that this interpretation reflects the existing protections of specified state constitutional laws, as described above. The bill would require these provisions to be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional protections.</html:p>
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(2)
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Existing law, the Unruh Civil Rights Act (act), provides that all persons within the jurisdiction of this state are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments regardless of their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status. That act defines “sex” to include, among other things, pregnancy,
childbirth, or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.
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<html:p>This bill would further define, for purposes of the act, “sex” to include any actual or perceived characteristics set forth under the above-described definition of “sex discrimination.”</html:p>
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(3)
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Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), makes certain discriminatory employment and housing practices unlawful, and authorizes a person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged unlawful practice to file a verified complaint with the Civil Rights Department. The FEHA defines various terms in connection with unlawful practices, including the term “sex.”
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<html:p>This bill would further define “sex” to include any actual or perceived characteristics set forth under the above-described definition of “sex discrimination.”</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 14.3 is added to the
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Section 14.1 is added to the
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Section 51 of the
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(a)
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This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
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(b)
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All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status are entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of every kind whatsoever.
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(c)
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This section shall not be construed to confer any right or privilege on a person that is conditioned or limited by law or that is applicable alike to persons of every sex,
color, race, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status, or to persons regardless of their genetic information.
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(d)
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Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any construction, alteration, repair, structural or otherwise, or modification of any sort whatsoever, beyond that construction, alteration, repair, or modification that is otherwise required by other provisions of law, to any new or existing establishment, facility, building, improvement, or any other structure, nor shall anything in this section be construed to augment, restrict, or alter in any way the authority of the State Architect to require construction, alteration, repair, or modifications that the State Architect otherwise possesses pursuant to other laws.
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(e)
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For purposes of this
section:
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(1)
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“Disability” means any mental or physical disability as defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code.
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(2)
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(A)
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“Genetic information” means, with respect to any individual, information about any of the following:
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(i)
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The individual’s genetic tests.
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(ii)
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The genetic tests of family members of the individual.
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(iii)
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The manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of the individual.
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(B)
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“Genetic information” includes any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research that includes genetic services, by an individual or any family
member of the individual.
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(C)
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“Genetic information” does not include information about the sex or age of any individual.
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(3)
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“Medical condition” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 12926 of the Government Code.
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(4)
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“Race” is inclusive of traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles. “Protective hairstyles” includes, but is not limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locs, and twists.
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(5)
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“Religion” includes all aspects of religious belief, observance, and practice.
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(6)
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“Sex” includes, but is not limited to, pregnancy, childbirth, or medical conditions related to pregnancy or
childbirth, and any actual or perceived characteristic in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 14.1. “Sex” also includes, but is not limited to, a person’s gender. “Gender” means sex, and includes a person’s gender identity and gender expression. “Gender expression” means a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.
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(7)
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“Sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status” includes any of the following:
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(A)
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Any combination of those characteristics.
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(B)
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A perception that the person has any particular characteristic or characteristics within the
listed categories or any combination of those characteristics.
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(C)
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A perception that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any particular characteristic or characteristics, or any combination of characteristics, within the listed categories.
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(8)
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“Sexual orientation” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (s) of Section 12926 of the Government Code.
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(f)
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A violation of the right of any individual under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336) shall also constitute a violation of this section.
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(g)
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Verification of immigration status and any discrimination based upon verified immigration status, where required by federal law, shall not constitute a violation of this section.
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(h)
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Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the provision of services or documents in a language other than English, beyond that which is otherwise required by other provisions of federal, state, or local law, including Section 1632.
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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Sexual orientation.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Sexual orientation.
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(2)
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(C)
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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(c)
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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(E)
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(c)
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Sexual orientation.
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(c)
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Sexual orientation.
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(c)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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<html:p>
(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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<html:p>
(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
protections.
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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<html:p>
(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
protections.
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“Affirmative relief” or “prospective relief” includes the authority to order reinstatement of an employee, awards of backpay, reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, hiring, transfers, reassignments, grants of tenure, promotions, cease and desist orders, posting of notices, training of personnel, testing, expunging of records, reporting of records, and any other similar relief that is intended to correct unlawful practices under this part.
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(b)
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“Age” refers to the chronological age of any individual who has reached a 40th birthday.
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(c)
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Except as provided by Section 12926.05, “employee” does not include any individual employed by that person’s parent, spouse, or child or any individual employed under a special license in a nonprofit sheltered workshop or rehabilitation facility.
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(d)
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“Employer” includes any person regularly employing five or more persons, or any person acting as an agent of an employer, directly or indirectly, the state or any political or civil subdivision of the state, and cities, except as follows:
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<html:p>“Employer” does not include a religious association or corporation not organized for private profit.</html:p>
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(e)
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“Employment agency” includes any person undertaking for compensation to procure employees or opportunities to work.
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(f)
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“Essential functions” means the fundamental job
duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires. “Essential functions” does not include the marginal functions of the position.
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(1)
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A job function may be considered essential for any of several reasons, including, but not limited to, any one or more of the following:
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(A)
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The function may be essential because the reason the position exists is to perform that function.
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(B)
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The function may be essential because of the limited number of employees available among whom the performance of that job function can be distributed.
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(C)
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The function may be highly specialized, so that the incumbent in the position is hired based on expertise or the ability to perform a particular function.
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<html:p>
(2)
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Evidence of whether a particular function is essential includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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(A)
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The employer’s judgment as to which functions are essential.
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(B)
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Written job descriptions prepared before advertising or interviewing applicants for the job.
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(C)
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The amount of time spent on the job performing the function.
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(D)
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The consequences of not requiring the incumbent to perform the function.
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(E)
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The terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
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(F)
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The work experiences of past incumbents in the job.
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(G)
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The current work experience of incumbents in similar jobs.
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(g)
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(1)
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“Genetic information” means, with respect to any individual, information about any of the following:
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(A)
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The individual’s genetic tests.
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(B)
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The genetic tests of family members of the individual.
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(C)
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The manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of the individual.
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(2)
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“Genetic information” includes any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research that includes genetic services, by an individual or any family member of the individual.
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(3)
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“Genetic information” does not
include information about the sex or age of any individual.
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(h)
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“Labor organization” includes any organization that exists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection.
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(i)
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“Medical condition” means either of the following:
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(1)
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Any health impairment related to or associated with a diagnosis of cancer or a record or history of cancer.
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(2)
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Genetic characteristics. For purposes of this section, “genetic characteristics” means either of the following:
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(A)
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Any scientifically or medically identifiable gene or chromosome, or combination
or alteration thereof, that is known to be a cause of a disease or disorder in a person or that person’s offspring, or that is determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease or disorder, and that is presently not associated with any symptoms of any disease or disorder.
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(B)
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Inherited characteristics that may derive from the individual or family member, that are known to be a cause of a disease or disorder in a person or that person’s offspring, or that are determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease or disorder, and that are presently not associated with any symptoms of any disease or disorder.
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“Mental disability” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
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(1)
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Having any mental or psychological disorder or
condition, such as intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, or specific learning disabilities, that limits a major life activity. For purposes of this section:
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(A)
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“Limits” shall be determined without regard to mitigating measures, such as medications, assistive devices, or reasonable accommodations, unless the mitigating measure itself limits a major life activity.
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(B)
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A mental or psychological disorder or condition limits a major life activity if it makes the achievement of the major life activity difficult.
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(C)
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“Major life activities” shall be broadly construed and shall include physical, mental, and social activities and working.
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(2)
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Any other mental or psychological disorder or condition not described in
paragraph (1) that requires special education or related services.
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(3)
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Having a record or history of a mental or psychological disorder or condition described in paragraph (1) or (2), which is known to the employer or other entity covered by this part.
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(4)
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Being regarded or treated by the employer or other entity covered by this part as having, or having had, any mental condition that makes achievement of a major life activity difficult.
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(5)
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Being regarded or treated by the employer or other entity covered by this part as having, or having had, a mental or psychological disorder or condition that has no present disabling effect, but that may become a mental disability as described in paragraph (1) or (2).
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<html:p>“Mental disability” does not include sexual behavior disorders,
compulsive gambling, kleptomania, pyromania, or psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from the current unlawful use of controlled substances or other drugs.</html:p>
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(k)
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“Veteran or military status” means a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces Reserve, the United States National Guard, and the California National Guard.
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(
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“On the bases enumerated in this part” means or refers to discrimination on the basis of one or more of the following: race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisionmaking, or veteran or military status.
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(m)
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“Physical disability” includes, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
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(1)
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Having any physiological disease, disorder, condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss that does both of the following:
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(A)
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Affects one or more of the following body systems: neurological, immunological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory, including speech organs, cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genitourinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine.
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(B)
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Limits a major life activity. For purposes of this section:
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<html:p>
(i)
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“Limits” shall be determined without regard to mitigating measures such as medications, assistive devices, prosthetics, or reasonable accommodations, unless the mitigating measure itself limits a major life activity.
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(ii)
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A
physiological disease, disorder, condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss limits a major life activity if it makes the achievement of the major life activity difficult.
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(iii)
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“Major life activities” shall be broadly construed and includes physical, mental, and social activities and working.
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(2)
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Any other health impairment not described in paragraph (1) that requires special education or related services.
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(3)
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Having a record or history of a disease, disorder, condition, cosmetic disfigurement, anatomical loss, or health impairment described in paragraph (1) or (2), which is known to the employer or other entity covered by this part.
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<html:p>
(4)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Being regarded or treated by the employer or other entity covered by this part as having, or having had,
any physical condition that makes achievement of a major life activity difficult.
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<html:p>
(5)
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Being regarded or treated by the employer or other entity covered by this part as having, or having had, a disease, disorder, condition, cosmetic disfigurement, anatomical loss, or health impairment that has no present disabling effect but may become a physical disability as described in paragraph (1) or (2).
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<html:p>
(6)
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“Physical disability” does not include sexual behavior disorders, compulsive gambling, kleptomania, pyromania, or psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from the current unlawful use of controlled substances or other drugs.
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(n)
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Notwithstanding subdivisions (j) and (m), if the definition of “disability” used in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336) would result in broader protection
of the civil rights of individuals with a mental disability or physical disability, as defined in subdivision (j) or (m), or would include any medical condition not included within those definitions, then that broader protection or coverage shall be deemed incorporated by reference into, and shall prevail over conflicting provisions of, the definitions in subdivisions (j) and (m).
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(o)
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“Race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisionmaking, or veteran or military status” includes any of the following:
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(1)
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Any combination of those characteristics.
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(2)
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A perception that the person has any of those characteristics or any combination of those
characteristics.
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(3)
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A perception that the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics or any combination of those characteristics.
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(p)
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“Reasonable accommodation” may include either of the following:
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<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities.
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<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, adjustment or modifications of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
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(q)
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“Religious creed,” “religion,” “religious observance,” “religious belief,” and “creed” include all aspects of religious belief, observance, and practice, including religious dress and grooming practices. “Religious dress practice” shall be construed broadly to include the wearing or carrying of religious clothing, head or face coverings, jewelry, artifacts, and any other item that is part of an individual observing a religious creed. “Religious grooming practice” shall be construed broadly to include all forms of head, facial, and body hair that are part of an individual observing a religious creed.
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<html:p>
(r)
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(1)
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“Sex” includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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<html:p>
(A)
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Pregnancy or medical conditions related to pregnancy.
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(B)
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Childbirth
or medical conditions related to childbirth.
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<html:p>
(C)
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Breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding.
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(2)
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“Sex” also includes, but is not limited to, a person’s gender. “Gender” means sex, and includes a person’s gender identity and gender expression. “Gender expression” means a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.
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<html:p>
(3)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Sex” also includes any actual or perceived characteristics listed in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 27.
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(s)
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(t)
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“Supervisor” means any individual having the authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or the responsibility to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend that action, if, in connection with the foregoing, the exercise of that authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.
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(u)
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“Undue hardship” means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense, when considered in light of the following factors:
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(1)
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The nature and cost of the accommodation needed.
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(2)
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The overall financial resources of the facilities involved in the provision of the reasonable
accommodations, the number of persons employed at the facility, and the effect on expenses and resources or the impact otherwise of these accommodations upon the operation of the facility.
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(3)
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The overall financial resources of the covered entity, the overall size of the business of a covered entity with respect to the number of employees, and the number, type, and location of its facilities.
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(4)
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The type of operations, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of the entity.
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(5)
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The geographic separateness or administrative or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities.
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(v)
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“National origin” discrimination includes, but is not limited to, discrimination on the basis of possessing a driver’s license or identification
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(w)
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“Race” is inclusive of traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles.
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<html:p>
(x)
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“Protective hairstyles” includes, but is not limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locs, and twists.
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<html:p>
(y)
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“Reproductive health decisionmaking” includes, but is not limited to, a decision to use or access a particular drug, device, product, or medical service for reproductive health. This subdivision and other provisions in this part relating to “reproductive health decisionmaking” shall not be construed to mean that subdivision (r) of this section and other provisions in this part related to “sex” do not include reproductive health decisionmaking.
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<html:p>
(z)
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“Group or class
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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<html:p>
(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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<html:p>
(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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<html:p>
(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(E)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(G)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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(1)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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<html:p>
(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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<html:p>
(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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<html:p>
(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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<html:p>
(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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<html:p>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(E)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(G)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Section 49 is added to the
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(a)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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<html:p>
(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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<html:p>
(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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<html:p>
(3)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
</html:p>
<html:p>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(E)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(G)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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<html:p>
(a)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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<html:p>
(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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<html:p>
(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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<html:p>
(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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<html:p>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(E)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(G)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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<html:p>
(a)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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<html:p>
(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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<html:p>
(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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<html:p>
(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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<html:p>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(E)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(G)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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(1)
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<html:p>
(2)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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<html:p>
(b)
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For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
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<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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<html:p>
(2)
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<html:p>
(3)
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<html:p>
(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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<html:p>
(E)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
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<html:p>
(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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(a)
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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(3)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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(b)
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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(3)
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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<html:p>
(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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<html:p>
(F)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Sexual orientation.
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<html:p>
(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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<html:p>
(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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(a)
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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(1)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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<html:p>
(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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(3)
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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(A)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(3)
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(A)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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“Pregnancy or related medical conditions” includes, but is not limited to, childbirth, abortion, lactation, miscarriage, fertility, and contraception.
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“Sex discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on any of the following actual or perceived characteristics or actions:
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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Sexual orientation.
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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Any provision that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, discrimination on the basis of gender, or similar discrimination shall also be interpreted as prohibiting sex discrimination, as defined in this section.
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In case of a conflict between the provisions of this section and other provisions of this code that set forth the scope of “sex discrimination,” the provisions of this section shall prevail over provisions with a narrower scope.
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(b)
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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(2)
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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(B)
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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(C)
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(E)
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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(G)
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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“Discrimination” includes, but is not limited to, harassment.
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Assigned sex or gender category, including female, male, or nonbinary.
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Degree of conformity to sex or gender stereotypes.
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Gender, including gender identity, gender expression, and access to, and use of, gender affirming care and other related health care.
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(D)
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Pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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Decisionmaking, access to care, or potential or actual use of a drug, device, product, or service relating to pregnancy or related medical conditions.
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(F)
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Sexual orientation.
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Variations in sex characteristics, including intersex traits or differences in sex development.
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(c)
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This section reflects the existing protections of Sections 1, 1.1, 7, and 8 of Article I of the California Constitution recognizing the individual rights to pursue and obtain safety, happiness, and privacy, ensuring equal protection of the laws, protecting the ability to enter or pursue a business, profession, vocation, or employment, and protecting an individual’s reproductive freedom. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of these constitutional
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