©2023 Seyfarth Shaw LLP www.seyfarth.com 2023 Cal-Peculiarities | 19 1. California Employment Law Agencies Most statutory provisions regulating California employers appear in the Labor Code or the Government Code. Statutory provisions are available on-line at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/. The Department of Industrial Relations, which interprets Labor Code provisions, has information on-line at www.dir.ca.gov. The California Civil Rights Department (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing), which interprets employment discrimination provisions in the Government Code, has information on-line at www.calcivilrights.ca.gov. Below is a partial listing of California employment law agencies.1 Agricultural Labor Relations Board California Apprenticeship Council CAL/OSHA Appeals Board CAL/OSHA Standards Board Civil Rights Department (the new DFEH) Civil Rights Council (formerly, the FEHC) Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Department of Industrial Relations Division of Apprenticeship Standards Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Division of Labor Statistics and Research Division of Occupational Safety and Health Division of Workers’ Compensation Employment Development Department Industrial Medical Council Industrial Welfare Commission Labor and Workforce Development Agency State Compensation Insurance Fund State Mediation and Conciliation Service Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board 1.1 The Civil Rights Department (CRD), Enforcing the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) The Civil Rights Department (CRD), founded in 1959 as the Fair Employment Practices Commission, enforces the FEHA and other civil rights laws, including the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Ralph Civil Rights Act. The CRD investigates and prosecutes allegations of discriminatory practices in employment, housing and public accommodations, and discriminatory practices involving “hate violence.”2 Formerly, California had a Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC), which promulgated regulations, conducted administrative hearings on DFEH complaints, levied fines, and awarded damages. The FEHC also
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