Leland Yee
- Democratic
Author
The Unruh Civil Rights Act generally prohibits business establishments from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition. The act provides civil remedies for violations of its provisions. Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to adopt or enforce a policy that prohibits the use of any language in the workplace, except if that policy is justified by business necessity, as defined, and prescribed notice of the policy and consequences for violation of the policy is given to employees. This bill would make it a violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act to adopt or enforce a policy that requires, limits, or prohibits the use of any language in or with a business establishment, unless the policy is justified by a business necessity, as defined, and notification has been provided to persons subject to the language restriction or requirement of the circumstances and the time when the language restriction or requirement is to be observed and of the consequences for its violation. The bill would define business necessity to require, among other things, that the language restriction or requirement is necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the business and that an equally effective, but less discriminatory, alternative practice does not exist. The bill would provide for an award of damages, and attorney's fees as may be determined by the court, for a violation of its provisions.
Veto sustained.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Vetoed by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 23. Noes 15. Page 1913.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 25. Page 2251.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (June 14).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 596.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 559.) (April 5).
(Vote only.)
Set for hearing April 5.
Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.
Set for hearing March 29.
Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing March 22.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB111 | HTML |
| 01/18/11 - Introduced | |
| 03/14/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/21/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/16/11 - Enrolled |
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