Bryan Hawkins Quoted on New California Law Allowing Intersectional Bias Claims

In a new article in Bloomberg Government, “Intersectional Bias Claims Poised to Grow After California Law,” labor and employment partner Bryan Hawkins offers his thoughts on a law newly enacted in California that allows an employee in the state to file a discrimination claim based on a subgroup comprising two or more traits., such as race and religion, gender and age, etc.

Under various federal discrimination laws, differing standards exist for identifying bias in areas that may intersect like age, gender, and disability, which could create additional complications in proving a claim that cites multiple protected factors.

However, Hawkins notes that in California the causation standard is consistent under the state’s discrimination law and plaintiffs would likely use that to sue for intersectional bias.

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In a new article in Bloomberg Government, labor and employment partner Bryan Hawkins offers his insights on a law newly enacted in California that allows an employee in the state to file a discrimination claim based on a subgroup comprising two or more traits., such as race and religion, gender and age, etc. Read more here: Intersectional Bias Claims Poised to Grow After California Law