California Department of Fair Employment and Housing

Tesla Files Complaint with OAL Against Department of Fair Employment and Housing Over Lawsuit Issues

June 7, 2022 1:53 pm

Electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla filed a complaint with the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on Tuesday against the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) over rushed filings of lawsuits, using “underground regulations,” and for...

Tesla Files To Halt DFEH Discrimination Lawsuit

April 19, 2022 3:54 pm

Electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla filed a motion in the Alameda County Superior Court on Monday to halt a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company for 120 days. In February, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing...

California Employee Pay Data, Salaries and Wages Reporting

February 19, 2022 12:31 pmFebruary 19, 2022 11:35 am

On February 17, Senator Monique Limon (D-Santa Barbara) introduced Senate Bill 1162 to make several changes to California’s pay data reporting law. The bill is principally co-authored by Senators Connie Leyva and Nancy Skinner, and Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and...

California Sues Tesla Over Racial Discrimination Allegations

February 10, 2022 12:07 pm

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) field a lawsuit against car maker and clean energy company Tesla on Wednesday over allegations of racial discrimination against black workers at its Fremont plant. Since the late 2010’s, the number...

Legislation to Protect Lawyer-Client Privilege Between DFEH’s lawyers and Complainants

March 4, 2021 6:47 amMarch 4, 2021 11:41 am

On March 3, Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles) amended his Senate Bill 774 to create a lawyer-client privilege in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The bill would add Section 954.1 to the Evidence Code. First, the bill would...

California Sues Cisco Over Indian Class-Based Discrimination

July 2, 2020 8:11 pm

On Tuesday, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued tech company Cisco Systems of San Jose over enforcing Indian caste-based discrimination. A rare Indian caste system discrimination suit in the US In the suit, an engineer at...

State of California Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Disney and CBS

June 11, 2020 11:41 amJune 12, 2020 10:41 am

The California Department of Housing and Fair Employment is suing Disney and CBS over alleged rampant sexual harassment on the set of “Criminal Minds” that was condoned by management. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit claims that show cinematographer Greg...