CA Gov. Brown signs legislation protecting transgender employees

Sacramento, Calif. (AP) — California state government will expand legal protections for transgender workers by barring state agencies from doing business with companies that discriminate in the benefits they offer.

Gov. Jerry Brown approved legislation Wednesday that prevents state agencies from signing contracts with companies that do not offer the same health benefits to transgender workers they provide other workers. It applies to contracts for goods or services worth more than $100,000.

SB703 by Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat, expands existing California law that requires gender nondiscrimination in employee benefits.

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