An employer or a labor union shall not refuse to accept otherwise qualified employees as registered apprentices on any public works on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of § 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as provided in Section 3077 of this code and § 12940 of the Government Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 788, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2005.)