Labor/Employment,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 9, 2024
What would Clara Shortridge Foltz think?
Article 1, section 8 should be revived and restored to its rightful place. It has been used to challenge sex discrimination in employment and access to certain occupations, but it could also cover persons who are not employees, contractors, interns, or volunteers under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.
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A person may not be dis qualified from entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation, or employment because of sex, race, creed, color, or national or ethnic origin.
- Cal. Const., art. 1, § 8
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