California Government Code 12949 – Nothing in this part relating to gender-based discrimination affects …
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Nothing in this part relating to gender-based discrimination affects the ability of an employer to require an employee to adhere to reasonable workplace appearance, grooming, and dress standards not precluded by other provisions of state or federal law, provided that an employer shall allow an employee to appear or dress consistently with the employee’s gender identity or gender expression.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 719, Sec. 20. (AB 887) Effective January 1, 2012.)
Terms Used In California Government Code 12949
- Discrimination: includes refusal to sell, rent, or lease housing accommodations. See California Government Code 12927
- Gender: means sex, and includes a person's gender identity and gender expression. See California Government Code 12926
- Gender expression: means a person's gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth. See California Government Code 12926
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18