Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Pregnancy discrimination issues tend to be a little bit more complex than discrimination based on other immutable characteristics (race, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc.) However, in California, discrimination against a woman because she is pregnant is considered a form of gender discrimination, which is prohibited under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"). Generally, the FEHA only requires an employer to employ 5 or more people in order for the law to apply, so if your office had at least 5 employees, then you may be able to bring a claim for gender discrimination based on pregnancy.

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