Employment discrimination: familial status.

Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. Existing law prohibits, among other things, an employer or employment agency from printing or circulating a publication, or making a nonjob-related inquiry of an employee or applicant, either verbally or on an application form, that expresses any limitation, specification, or limitation based upon, among other things, a person's race, religion, national origin, or gender. This bill would, in addition, prohibit an employer or other covered entity or employment agency from printing or circulating a publication, or making a nonjob-related inquiring of an employee or applicant, that expresses any limitation, specification, or limitation based upon a person's familial status, as defined. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would allow an employer to receive information regarding familial status that is provided by a prospective employee voluntarily and without prompting.