A Message from the Director

Welcome to the Web site of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). The DFEH is California’s civil rights agency. The Department takes in, investigates, conciliates, mediates and prosecutes violations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Disabled Persons Act, Unruh Civil Rights Act and Ralph Civil Rights Act. The DFEH has six California offices in Elk Grove, Bakersfield, Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Jose to serve you. In addition, the DFEH has established clinical programs to train a new generation of civil rights lawyers and investigators with UC Irvine and UC Davis Schools of Law, and California State University at Bakersfield. The Department recently received court approval of a multi-million dollar California Family Rights Act class action in Dept. Fair Empl. & Hous. v. Verizon Services Corp. To learn more about the Department, explore the DFEH Web site, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter pages. 

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• Schedule an Appointment
  First step to file a complaint.
• Obtain a Right to Sue Notice
  Request a Right to Sue Notice and go straight to court without DFEH investigating your complaint.
  

• Amend a Right to Sue Notice
  Request changes to a Right to Sue Notice.

• Submit a Public Records Request
  Submit or check the status of a Public Records Request.
• Check the Status of a Complaint
  Contact your investigator directly. If you have lost that information, or need other help regarding a specific complaint, please contact us.
  
• Subscribe to Civil Rights Case Law Alerts
  Receive alerts about new California and federal decisions, cases pending, new laws on employment and housing discrimination, public accommodations and hate violence.
• Subscribe to Webinar Alerts
  Receive invitations and reminders about webinar training opportunities .
• Request a Speaker
  Request a DFEH representative attend and speak at your event or training.
• Register for a Webinar
  Information about monthly training webinars presented by a DFEH attorney.
• Ask a Question
  About a final paycheck, overtime, minimum wage, vacation policy, breaks, overtime, eviction, rent or landlord/tenant issues.
  
  

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