Recognizes that communications made without malice regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, discrimination, or retaliation for reporting or opposing workplace harassment or discrimination are privileged. This also applies to harassment or discrimination in housing and education. Once a survivor demonstrates their communication was privileged, they would be able to assert a defense against a defamation suit. Only individuals who have or had a reasonable basis to file a sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination complaint can claim their communication was privileged, but they need not have actually filed a complaint to assert this privilege. Communication is defined as factual information related to an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination experienced by the communicator.
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AB 933