California · Government Code

GOV §12920.5: In order to eliminate discrimination, it is necessary to provide effective remedies that will both prevent and deter unlawful employment practices and redress the adverse effects of those practices on

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This statute establishes the legislative purpose to provide remedies against unlawful employment discrimination and addresses its effects on affected individuals, exercising constitutional authority.

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In order to eliminate discrimination, it is necessary to provide effective remedies that will both prevent and deter unlawful employment practices and redress the adverse effects of those practices on aggrieved persons. To that end, this part shall be deemed an exercise of the Legislature’s authority pursuant to Section 1 of Article XIV of the California Constitution.

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