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Mission Statement
The Mission of the Department of Fair Employment
and Housing is to protect the people of California from unlawful
discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations,
and from the perpetration of acts of hate violence.
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is the largest
state civil rights agency in the country. It was established by
the Legislature in 1959 as the Division of Fair Employment Practices
and was initially part of the Department of Industrial Relations.
About DFEH
In 1980, DFEH was established as an independent department charged
with enforcing California's comprehensive employment, housing, public
accommodations and public service non-discrimination laws, as well
as the State's bias-related hate violence law.
DFEH's statutory mandate is to protect the people of California
from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations
pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act,
Government Code section 12900, et seq., the Unruh Civil Rights
Act, Civil Code section 51, et seq., and the Ralph Civil
Rights Act, Civil Code section 51.7.
DFEH has jurisdiction over both private and public entities operating
within the State of California, including corporate entities, private
sector contracts granted by the State of California, and all State
departments and local governments.
DFEH receives and investigates discrimination complaints in its
fifteen district offices throughout the State. Eleven offices handle
employment, public accommodations and hate violence cases and two
offices handle housing cases. In addition, there are two legal offices
which litigate cases and provide legal support to the district offices.
DFEH routinely provides technical assistance to employers, business
establishments and housing providers regarding their responsibilities
under the law.
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing
enforces four laws.
Documents:
FEHA (Index)
FEHA (Document)
Unruh/Ralph Act (Index)
Unruh/Ralph Act (Document)
Descriptions:
Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA)
California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
Unruh Civil Rights Act
Ralph Civil Rights Act
Complaint Process
The following summaries reflect changes to laws
enforced by DFEH:
2004 Legislative
Summary
2003 Legislative Summary
2002 Legislative Summary
2001 Legislative Summary
2000 Legislative
Summary
1999 Legislative Changes
The decisions of the FEHC and courts follow:
Precedential Decisions
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