California Civil Rights Department

California Civil Rights Department
Agency overview
Formed1959
TypeCivil rights
Headquarters2218 Kausen Drive, Suite 100
Elk Grove, California 95758
38°25′41″N 121°29′00″W / 38.4281°N 121.4833°W / 38.4281; -121.4833
Agency executive
  • Kevin Kish, Director
Parent agencyBusiness, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
Key documents
  • CA Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12900, et seq.
  • Unruh Civil Rights Act, Civil Code section 51, et seq.
  • Ralph Civil Rights Act, Civil Code section 51.7
Websitehttps://calcivilrights.ca.gov

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) (formerly known as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)) is an agency of California state government charged with the protection of residents from employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination, and hate violence. It is the largest state civil rights agency in the United States.[1] It also provides representation to the victims of hate crimes. CRD has a director who is appointed by the governor of California and maintains a total of five offices and five educational clinics throughout the state. Today, it is considered part of the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.

Kevin Kish, a noted civil rights attorney, was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown on December 29, 2014, to be director of California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the largest state civil rights agency in the nation.[2] The position of Director for the DFEH was made vacant following the abrupt resignation of the former director Phyllis W. Cheng.[3]

  1. ^ "DFEH: About". California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. ^ "DFEH - Executive Staff". www.dfeh.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  3. ^ "Appointments and Resignations - Embattled State Fair Employment and Housing Director Resigns".