California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 10.5 — App-Based Drivers and Services, Article 5 — Antidiscrimination and Public Safety, Section 7456
Antidiscrimination. (a) It is an unlawful practice, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or public or app-based driver safety need, for a network company to refuse to contract with, terminate the contract of, or deactivate from the network company’s online-enabled application or platform, any app-based driver or prospective app-based driver based upon race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or military or veteran status.
(b) Claims brought pursuant to this section shall be brought solely under the procedures established by the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Section 51 of the Civil Code) and will be governed by its requirements and remedies.
Notes
Prohibits a network company from refusing to contract with, terminating, or deactivating an app-based driver or applicant based on listed protected characteristics, unless justified by a bona fide occupational qualification or public or driver safety need. Claims under the provision must proceed solely under Unruh Civil Rights Act procedures, requirements, and remedies.
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