May 21, 2012

California Enacts Two Trans Rights Bills

Greenberg Traurig
Natalie F. Hrubos
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Monday, October 17, 2011
Labor & Employment
California
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Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Gender Non-Discrimination Act (AB 887), which changes the language of the state anti-discrimination law to specifically include gender, gender identity and gender expression as enumerated protected categories. Existing law prohibited discrimination based on sex but defined sex as including gender and defined gender as including a person’s gender identity and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth. These cross-references created some confusion regarding whether California prohibited employment discrimination against transgender individuals. In addition to clarifying the State’s anti-discrimination law, Gov. Brown also signed into law the Vital Statistics Modernization Act (AB 433), which streamlines the process by which transgender individuals may correct the gender marker on their birth certificates.

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Natalie F. Hrubos
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Natalie Hrubos represents and counsels management clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. She aggressively defends clients against allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act violations, age discrimination and other claims arising under federal, state and local law.  

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