A contractor shall not discriminate in the employment of persons upon public works on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of § 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in § 12940 of the Government Code. Every contractor for public works who violates this section is subject to all the penalties imposed for a violation of this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 788, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005.)