Gender, Sex, and Gender Identity and Expression

Both state and federal laws prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on a person’s sex or gender. The terms sex and gender are interchangeable and synonymous under California law.

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It is unlawful to deny employment to someone based wholly or in part on the individual’s sex, gender, gender identity or gender expression. It is also unlawful to discriminate based on the perception of someone’s sex, gender, gender identity or gender expression.

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