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Cal. Government Code § 12943 (2026)

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It shall be an unlawful employment practice unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification:

(a)For the governing board of any school district, because of the pregnancy of any person, to refuse to hire or employ that person, or to refuse to select that person for a training program leading to employment, or to bar or to discharge that person from employment or from a training program leading to employment, or to discriminate against that person in compensation or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.

(b)For the governing board of any school district to terminate any employee who is temporarily disabled, pursuant to or on the basis of an employment policy under which insufficient or no leave is available, if the policy has a disparate impact on employees of one sex and is not justified by necessity of the public schools.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2023 · leading case: California Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987).
California Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra, 479 U.S. 272 (1987). “2 (1977), now codified at Cal. Gov't Code Ann. § 12943 (West 1980).”
Merrell v. All Seasons Resorts, Inc., 720 F. Supp. 815 (C.D. Cal. 1989). · cites it 3× “2 (amended and recodified at California Government Code section 12943), making it an unlawful employment practice for a school district to refuse to hire, select for a training program, discharge or otherwise discriminate against a “female person” because of pregnancy.”
Athena Quesada v. Atrium Hosp. LP (C.D. Cal. 2023). “§ Plaintiff incorrectly states that “California Governmental Code § 12943 [sic] [.”
Gabriela Valdiviezo v. Lab'y Corp. of Am. (C.D. Cal. 2021). “” Cal. Gov. Code § 12943 (a-b). Under this standard, even “a single incident of harassing conduct is sufficient … if the harassing conduct has unreasonably interfered with the plaintiff’s work performance or created an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.”
— Cal. Government Code § 12943(a) — 1 case
Merrell v. All Seasons Resorts, Inc., 720 F. Supp. 815 (C.D. Cal. 1989). “2 (amended and recodified at California Government Code section 12943), making it an unlawful employment practice for a school district to refuse to hire, select for a training program, discharge or otherwise discriminate against a “female person” because of pregnancy.”
— Cal. Government Code § 12943(b) — 1 case
Merrell v. All Seasons Resorts, Inc., 720 F. Supp. 815 (C.D. Cal. 1989). “2 (amended and recodified at California Government Code section 12943), making it an unlawful employment practice for a school district to refuse to hire, select for a training program, discharge or otherwise discriminate against a “female person” because of pregnancy.”
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