Government,
Labor/Employment
May 10, 2023
Caste discrimination: what employers need to know about California’s potentially new protected category
The California Civil Rights Department will be required to collect and analyze data on caste discrimination complaints, which means employers could face increased scrutiny and accountability in the event a caste discrimination complaint is filed against them.
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California is poised to become the first state to ban caste-based discrimination in the United States. Recently, the California Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that would add caste as a protected category in the state. The bill will need to pass through additional Senate committees and the California State Assembly before it is fully approved.
As of now, California...
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