California · Civil Code
CIV §51.13: Any discount or other benefit offered to or conferred on a consumer or prospective consumer by a business because the consumer or prospective consumer has suffered the loss or reduction of employment
What this law says, in plain English
A business may offer discounts or benefits to consumers who have lost or reduced employment without legal penalty.
Read the full statutory text
Any discount or other benefit offered to or conferred on a consumer or prospective consumer by a business because the consumer or prospective consumer has suffered the loss or reduction of employment or reduction of wages shall not be considered an arbitrary discrimination in violation of Section 51.
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