The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is responsible for enforcing state laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee because of a protected characteristic.
California laws bar discrimination to all business practices, including:
Advertisements
Applications, screening, and interviews
Hiring, transferring, promoting, terminating, or separating employees
Working conditions, including compensation
Participation in a training or apprenticeship program, employee organization or union
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) makes it illegal for employers (both public and private), labor organizations and employment agencies of 5 or more employees to discriminate against job applicants and employees because of a protected category, or retaliate against them because they have asserted their rights under the law. The FEHA also prohibits harassment based on a protected category against an employee, an applicant, an unpaid intern or volunteer, or a contractor. Harassment is prohibited in all workplaces, even those with fewer than 5 employees.
California law protects individuals from illegal discrimination by employers based on the following:
Race, color
Ancestry, national origin
Religion, creed
Age (40 and over)
Disability, mental and physical
Sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions)
Sexual orientation
Gender identity, gender expression
Medical condition
Genetic information
Marital status
Military or veteran status
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