Government Code section 12920.5

In order to eliminate discrimination, it is necessary to provide effective remedies that will both prevent and deter unlawful employment practices and redress the adverse effects of those practices on aggrieved persons. To that end, this part shall be deemed an exercise of the Legislature’s authority pursuant to Section 1 of Article XIV of the California Constitution.

Source: Section 12920.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12920.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1993; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12920.5

Original Source: Section 12920.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12920.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).