(a) "Civil Action"
means the type of proceeding brought by the department pursuant to sections
12965 and
12981 of
the Government Code.
(b)
"Complainant" means a "person," as that term is defined by Government Code
section
12925(d)
or
12927(g),
who files a complaint with the department alleging that the person has been
aggrieved by a practice made unlawful by any law the department
enforces.
(c) "Complaint" means a
complaint filed with the department alleging that a "person," as that term is
defined by Government Code section
12925(d),
or class or group of persons, has been aggrieved by a practice made unlawful by
any law the department enforces. "Complaint" also means the charging document
filed by the department pursuant to sections
12965 and
12981 of
the Government Code.
(d)
"Conciliation" means bringing two opposing sides together to reach a compromise
in an effort to resolve a complaint filed with the department, which includes
pre-determination settlement negotiations and post-investigation conciliation
and/or settlement conferences conducted by the department's enforcement
division.
(e) "Department" means
the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and includes any officer,
employee, or other individual delegated any function, power, or duty of the
department.
(f) "Departmental
appeal" means a verbal or written appeal or request made to the department by a
complainant or respondent seeking reconsideration of the department's
determination regarding a complaint filed with the department.
(g) "Director" means the Director of the
Department of Fair Employment and Housing and includes any officer, employee,
or other individual delegated any function, power, or duty of the
director.
(h) "Dispute Resolution
Division" means the division of the department that employs trained neutrals to
mediate complaints filed with the department when the parties to a complaint
agree to mediate ("voluntary mediation"), or when the department requires
parties to a complaint to mediate before the department files a civil action
("mandatory dispute resolution"). The dispute resolution division is separate
from the department's enforcement and legal divisions. It may utilize
volunteers as well as dispute resolution division staff to facilitate
communication between parties to assist them in attempting to reach a mutually
acceptable settlement agreement.
(i) "District Administrator" means any
employee, officer, or other individual delegated the authority to supervise the
staff and day-to-day operations of a department district, satellite, or
regional office.
(j) "EEOC" means
the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
(k) "Enforcement Division" means the division
of the department responsible for filing, investigating, and conciliating
complaints alleging a practice made unlawful by any law the department
enforces.
(l) "HUD" means the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(m) "Legal Division" means the division of
the department responsible for issuing and prosecuting civil complaints
alleging a practice made unlawful by any law the department enforces.
(n) "Pre-complaint inquiry" means the initial
request to have the department investigate allegations that a "person," as that
term is defined by Government Code section
12925(d)
of these regulations, or class or group of persons, may have been aggrieved by
a practice made unlawful by any law the department enforces.
(o) "Pre-determination" means the department
has not yet determined whether a complaint has merit under the relevant legal
standard.
(p) "Protected basis"
means any basis or characteristic upon which discrimination is prohibited by
the FEHA, the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Civ. Code, §
51), the Ralph Civil Rights Act
(Civ. Code, §
51.7), or any other law the
department enforces.
(q) "Regional
Administrator" means any employee, officer, or other individual delegated the
authority to supervise the staff and operations of a department regional office
or multiple district or satellite offices.
(r) "Respondent" means an entity or person
alleged to have committed a practice made unlawful by a law the department
enforces and against whom a complaint has been filed with the department or
civil action has been filed.
(s)
"Verified complaint" means a complaint submitted to the department with the
complainant's oath or affidavit stating that to the best of the complainant's
knowledge, all information contained in the complaint is true and correct,
except matters stated on information and belief, which the complainant believes
to be true. A complaint must be verified prior to investigation by the
department.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, §
10001
1. New section
filed 9-7-2011; operative 10-7-2011 (Register 2011, No. 36).
2.
Repealer of subsections (a) and (s), new subsections (b) and (p), subsection
relettering, amendment of subsections (l), (n), (t) and (u) and amendment of
NOTE filed 10-27-2014 as an emergency; operative 10-27-2014 (Register 2014, No.
44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-27-2015 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-27-2014 order, including
amendment of subsections (b) and (d), transmitted to OAL 4-20-2015 and filed
6-2-2015; amendments effective 6-2-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 23).
4. Repealer of subsections (a), (l) and
(o), new subsection (h), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated
subsections (b), (o) and (s) and amendment of NOTE filed 8-31-2017; operative
10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
12930(e),
Government Code. Reference: Section
446,
Code of Civil Procedure; Sections
12901-
12903,
12925,
12927,
12930-
12932,
12940,
12950,
12955-
12956,
12960,
12961,
12963.1(a),
12963.7,
12964,
12965,
12971,
12980-
12981,
12984-
12989.3
and
12995,
Government Code.
1. New
section filed 9-7-2011; operative 10-7-2011 (Register 2011, No.
36).
2. Repealer of subsections (a) and (s), new subsections (b) and
(p), subsection relettering, amendment of subsections (l), (n), (t) and (u) and
amendment of Note filed 10-27-2014 as an emergency; operative
10/27/2014 (Register
2014, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to
OAL by 4-27-2015 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-27-2014
order, including amendment of subsections (b) and (d), transmitted to OAL
4-20-2015 and filed 6-2-2015; amendments effective 6-2-2015 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 23).
4. Repealer of subsections (a), (l) and
(o), new subsection (h), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated
subsections (b), (o) and (s) and amendment of Note filed 8-31-2017; operative
10/1/2017
(Register
2017, No. 35).