California Department of Fair Employment and Housing

California resident

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) 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 and public accommodations and from hate violence.

To file a Pre-Complaint Inquiry, you may select one of the following methods:

• Use the Department's online system
• Call the Communication Center at (800) 884-1684 (voice). If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call (800) 884-1684 (voice) or (800) 700-2320 (TTY) or email contact.center@dfeh.ca.gov
• Use the Pre-Complaint Inquiry form that matches your issue, complete and return it via U.S. mail to any of DFEH’s office locations ( http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/Offices.htm)
• E-mail the Pre-Complaint Inquiry form to contact.center@dfeh.ca.gov