Women Wearing Pants - Laws

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In California, Government Code Section 12947.5 (part of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act) expressly protects the right to wear pants.(USA word for trousers) Thus, the standard FEHA discrimination complaint form includes an option for "denied the right to wear pants."

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