Government Code - GOV
TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000 - 22980]
( Title 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000 - 15986]
( Division 3 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111. ) PART 2.8. CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT [12900 - 12999]
( Heading of Part 2.8 amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 29. ) CHAPTER 6. Discrimination Prohibited [12940 - 12957]
( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992. ) ARTICLE 1. Unlawful Practices, Generally [12940 - 12954]
( Article 1 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992. ) 12947.5.
(a) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to permit an employee to wear pants on account of the sex of the employee.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from requiring employees in a particular occupation to wear a uniform.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from requiring an employee to wear a costume while that employee is portraying a specific character or dramatic role.
(d) The council may exempt an employer from the requirements of this section for good cause shown and shall
adopt standards and procedures for granting exemptions.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 39. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative January 1, 2013, by Sec. 140 of Ch. 46.)