California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12945.5

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 619.

It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require any employee to be sterilized as a condition of employment.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 12945.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-8-civil-rights-department/chapter-6-discrimination-prohibited/article-1-unlawful-practices-generally/section-12945.5

Other sections in Article 1 - Unlawful Practices, Generally

§ 12940§ 12940.1§ 12940.2§ 12940.3§ 12941§ 12942§ 12943§ 12944§ 12945§ 12945.1…§ 12948§ 12949§ 12950§ 12950.1§ 12950.2§ 12950.3§ 12951§ 12952§ 12953§ 12954

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