United States:
Employees Receiving Public Assistance Receive Protection Under The California Government Code
22 January 2015
BakerHostetler
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Assembly Bill 1792 prohibits an employer from disclosing to any
person or entity the fact that an employee receives or is applying
for public benefits, unless authorized to do so by state or federal
law. It also prohibits employers from discharging or in any manner
discriminating or retaliating against an employee who enrolls in
the Medi-Cal program, and from refusing to hire a beneficiary for
reason of being enrolled in the Medi-Cal program.
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