The State of California is an equal opportunity
employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, association with a member of a
protected class, bereavement leave, color, disability (physical, intellectual/developmental,
or mental health/psychiatric), exercising the right to family care and medical
leave related to serious health condition of employee or family member, child
bonding, or military exigencies, engaging in protected activity, gender identity
or expression, genetic information or characteristic, marital status, medical
condition (cancer or genetic characteristic), military and veteran status,
national origin (includes language restrictions), pregnancy, childbirth,
breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL),
race (includes hairstyle and hair texture), religious creed (includes dress and
grooming practices), reproductive health decision making, sex/gender, and
sexual orientation.
All state departments have an affirmative duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and promptly address discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Departments are responsible for integrating equal employment opportunity into every aspect of human resource management policies and practices in the recruitment, examination, selection, training, and advancement of employees.
Government Code Section 19792 requires the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to "provide statewide leadership, coordination, technical guidance and enforcement regarding efforts to fully achieve equal employment opportunity and non-discriminatory employment practices within the state civil service."