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DFEH ANNOUNCES
2009
Civil Rights Year
an invitation to collaborate
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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 George Woolverton, Chairman; Carol Freeman; Linda Ng; Dave Carothers; Patricia Perez, Vice-Chair; and Stuart Leviton. There is currently one vacancy on the Commission.
How to file a discrimination complaint: Discrimination complaints are filed with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
Commission News
- NEXT FEHC MEETING
The next Commission meeting will be held on September 30, 2009 in San Francisco.
- COMMISSION RULEMAKING
Current Commission Regulations Projects - 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 - TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
The Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) is seeking applicants for a Fair Employment and Housing law student extern position (full or part-time) for the Fall 2009.
