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Fair Employment and Housing Commission
The Fair Employment and Housing Commission promotes and enforces the civil rights of the people of California to be free from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations, and to be free from hate violence and threats of violence, pursuant to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA, Gov. Code, §12900 et seq.).
The Fair Employment and Housing Commission is a quasi-judicial administrative agency which enforces California civil rights laws regarding discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations; pregnancy disability leave; family and medical leave; and hate violence. The Commission engages in five primary activities: administrative adjudication; mediations, regulations; legislation; and public information and training.
The Commission is composed of seven members appointed by the Governor. Current Commissioners are Patricia Perez, Acting Chair; Stuart Leviton; Linda Ng; and Kristina Raspe. There are currently three vacancies on the Commission.
How to file a discrimination complaint: Discrimination complaints are filed with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
Commission News
- COMMISSION RULEMAKING
The Commission proposes to revise its regulations on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
PREGNANCY REGULATIONSThe Commission is working to streamline, clarify and make revisions to its pregnancy, disability, and family leave regulations, and work on these regulations as a coordinated rulemaking package. - NEXT FEHC MEETINGThe next
Commission meeting will be held on November 1, 2011,
starting at 10 a.m. at the Hiram Johnston State Building, 455 Golden
Gate Avenue, Santa Barbara Room, Lower Level, San Francisco, California.
Meeting Agenda
- FEHC CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The Fair Employment and Housing Commission is currently accepting applications for a full-time, limited term Hearing Officer I, FEHC position in San Francisco. Please read the career opportunity announcement for the qualifications and filing requirements.. FEHC Hearing Officer I
- RECENT AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL LAW & REGULATIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE FEHA
New FMLA Regulations and their Effects on California’s Family Rights Act (CFRA) Regulations
Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act & their Effects on the FEHA
