CALIFORNIA’S CIVIL RIGHTS AGENCY
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing is the state agency charged with enforcing California’s civil rights laws. The mission of the DFEH is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations and from hate violence and human trafficking.
Employment
Find information on civil rights protections in the workplace, how to file and respond to complaints, and DFEH procedures.
Housing
Find information on civil rights protections in housing, how to file and respond to complaints, and DFEH procedures.
Business Establishments
Find information on civil rights protections in business establishments, how to file and respond to complaints, and DFEH procedures.
Hate Violence
Find information on California protections against hate violence, how to file and respond to complaints, and DFEH procedures.
Dispute Resolution
Find information about DFEH’s mediation services, community conflict services, and how to request a mediator in your dispute or conflict.
DFEH news and alerts
November 17, 2016 – DFEH settles housing discrimination case for $575.000. View press release
Alert: DFEH’s Online System, Houdini, is currently experiencing an issue with the time zone settings. Any documents generated after 4:00 PM (PST) will show the next day’s date; fortunately, the correct submission and/or amended date is saving into Houdini. Houdini technicians are working to resolve this problem. Please check and verify the date on your generated documents are correct. If you need assistance correcting the document’s date, please contact us by phone at 1-800-884-1684 or by email at contact.center@dfeh.ca.gov.
Webinar: Two Sexual Harassment Prevention webinars for managers and supervisors in State service are being offered on November 29th. Get more info and register here.
Press release: DFEH obtains temporary restraining order to halt eviction of a Grover Beach family during discrimination investigation. Oct.14, 2016.
DFEH in the news: Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. has appointed Holly A. Thomas, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y. as deputy director of executive programs at the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. July 22, 2016.
Alert: The DFEH Online Case Management System URL has changed. Please ensure that you update your bookmarks, favorites and shortcuts with the following address:
http://app2.houdiniesq.net/dfeh/intake/
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Deputy Communications Director Fahizah Alim handles all media inquiries. She can be reached at 916-478-7251 or at fahizah.alim@dfeh.ca.gov.