California · Government Code
GOV §12943: 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 ref
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School districts cannot refuse to hire, employ, or discriminate in compensation based on pregnancy, or terminate temporarily disabled employees under policies with disparate sex-based impact without justification.
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