Assembly Bill 1792 prohibits an employer from disclosing to any person or entity the fact that an employee receives or is applying for public benefits, unless authorized to do so by state or federal law. It also prohibits employers from discharging or in any manner discriminating or retaliating against an employee who enrolls in the Medi-Cal program, and from refusing to hire a beneficiary for reason of being enrolled in the Medi-Cal program.

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