The purpose of this article is to illustrate how the Unruh Act affects the workplace during these times. The Unruh Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination and enforces equal rights in business establishments. Since its enactment it has been modified to try to encompass the diversity of all of California’s residents. Yet is remains an act that has its loopholes due to the way it can be interpreted, and has caused confusion in the court system. Today, discrimination in the workplace is rampant according to the number of recent court case filings. Recently, sex discrimination of different type appears to be the most prevalent. Despite efforts to curb such behaviour by companies and employees, it is still amajor controversial issue that still cannot be resolved. This has caused company management to review and restructure company policies in order to try to minimise lawsuits.
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Equal Opportunities International (2003) 22 (6-7): 58–66.
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Torres O, Kleiner BH (2003), "New developments concerning the Unruh Act". Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 22 No. 6-7 pp. 58–66, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150310787621
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