California Governor Jerry Brown has signed “The Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012” (WRFA) into law. The new law amends the religious discrimination portions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“CFEHA”) to include more stringent religious accommodation requirements for employers with workers in California. The law, signed on September 8, 2012, will take effect on November 1, 2013.
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