Sexual Orientation Discrimination: California Law

The only state in the United States that has anti-discrimination law for sexual orientation discrimination is California. California has many statutes that protect workers from any discrimination in the workplace regardless of their sexual orientation. One of the more complicated of these issues is in regards to perceived sexual orientation.

Employers who think that one if their employees, or a potential job candidate, is homosexual or of what the employer considers a “questionable” sexual orientation, and fires the person (or does not hire the person) for this, the employer is discriminating against that person due to their perceived sexual orientation. It does not matter whether or not the person is actually homosexual; California law states that even assumed sexual orientation discrimination is grounds for a lawsuit. The fact that the employer has proven their bias is good enough for a court case.

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