California - CRD | Civil Rights Department California’s Civil Rights Agency The Civil Rights Department is the state agency charged with enforcing California’s civil rights laws The mission of the CRD 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
Complaint Process | CRD - California California Civil Rights System, CCRS The cloud-based application allows members of the public and their representatives to submit complaints online 24 7 for all of the civil rights laws CRD enforces
How to File a Complaint | CRD - calcivilrights. ca. gov State of California How to File a Complaint There are several ways to file a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) The fastest and easiest way is online via the California Civil Rights System (CCRS) portal Complaints can also be accepted through mail, email, and other methods For details on CRD’s complaint process, please visit the complaint process page
Housing | CRD - California Housing Discrimination The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) is responsible for enforcing state fair housing laws that make it illegal to discriminate against or harass someone because of a protected characteristic, such as their gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion (For a complete list of protected characteristics, see the section below
About Civil Rights Department (CRD) - California Safeguarding Civil Rights Who we are and what we do: The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) enforces many of California’s robust civil rights laws, including in the areas of employment, housing, business and public accommodations, state-funded programs and activities, professional relationships, hate violence, human trafficking
Contact Us | CRD - California General Information The Civil Rights Department is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm except on these state holidays Refer to the CRD Office Locations page for location-specific hours If you need assistance to CRD information, either for a disability or for a translation into another language, you can call, email or visit CRD offices Call our Contact Center at 800-884-1684 (voice
California Pay Data Reporting | CRD California law requires private employers of 100 or more payroll employees and private client employers of 100 or more labor contractor employees to annually report pay, demographic, and other workforce data to the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) This reporting is required under California Government Code section 12999
Employment | CRD - California Employment Discrimination The Civil Rights Department (CRD) is responsible for enforcing state laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee because of a protected characteristic (see “What is Protected” below)