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, businesses, and state-funded programs, and from bias-motivated violence and human trafficking.

DFEH News and Alerts

  • March 24, 2021 - DFEH Special Update: New Pregnancy & Bonding Leave App. View newsletter (PDF)
  • March 9, 2021 - New release: DFEH's March newsletter. View newsletter (PDF)
  • March 4, 2021 - DFEH launches Keep California Fair education campaign. View website and campaign materials in English or Spanish.

Get the latest information about the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) from our DFEH News page.

Public Notices and Events

  • April 16, 2021 – California Community Colleges Real Estate Education Center: Spring 2021 CCCREEC Virtual Conference
  • April 21, 2021 – Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.: 8th Annual Fair Housing Conference
  • April 21, 2021 – Asian American Bar Association: Know Your Rights Training. Register or view the flyer in English (PDF), in Khmer (PDF), in Chinese (PDF), in Korean (PDF), in Tagalog (PDF), and in Vietnamese (PDF)
  • April 22, 2021 – County of Orange: HR Leadership Academy
  • April 22, 2021 – Department of Housing and Community Development: Fair Housing 101
  • April 23, 2021 – Department of Housing and Community Development: Fair Housing 101
  • April 26, 2021 – California State University, Bakersfield: Meeting DFEH
  • April 28, 2021 – Ventura County Community Development Corp.: Fair Housing Workshop

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Communication Center: 800-884-1684 (voice), 800-700-2320 (TTY) or
California's Relay Service at 711 | contact.center@dfeh.ca.gov