Recent Disney Lawsuit Inspires CA Lawmakers to Add Protection for Religious Dress and Grooming in the Workplace - Orange County Employment Attorney

Recent Disney Lawsuit Inspires CA Lawmakers to Add Protection for Religious Dress Discrimination in the Workplace

Orange County Religious Dress Discrimination Attorney:  A recent amendment to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), AB 1964, clarifies that discrimination based on religion includes “religious dress practice” as well as “religious grooming practice.”  The revised Government Code section 12926(p) states that “religious dress practice” must be construed broadly to include “the wearing or…