California law protects individuals from illegal discrimination by a business based on Disability Or Medical Condition

Share this:

Go to NoMask.info for our main index page, which contains a concise list of medical studies, testimony from medical experts, etc.

[Note: You can follow NoMask.info on twitter here.]

WHO IS PROTECTED:

California law protects individuals from illegal discrimination by a business establishment based on Disability, mental or physical; Or Medical condition.

Discrimination at Business Establishments: California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act protects those with the characteristics listed in the section “What is protected?” from discrimination or harassment by business establishments. This law requires both public and private businesses to provide individuals “full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges or services.” It applies to housing and public accommodations as well as to establishments such as stores, restaurants, barber shops, among others.
https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/unruh/

AVAILABLE REMEDIES

State law provides for a variety of remedies for victims of housing discrimination, including:

Up to three times the actual damages and no less than $4,000 in statutory damages

Out-of-pocket expenses

Cease and desist orders

Damages for emotional distress

Punitive damages

Statutory damages

Attorney’s fees and costs

INTAKE INTERVIEW MATERIALS

In order for DFEH to prepare a complaint and initiate an investigation, you will need to provide specific dates when you believed you were harmed.

Depending on the facts of your case, you may have the following documents that we recommend you bring to your scheduled intake interview with a DFEH representative.

Disability-related claims

Documents showing a request for reasonable accommodation (emails/letters/text messages)

Documents showing a denial of a reasonable accommodation (emails/letters/text messages)

Relevant medical documentation supporting the request for a reasonable accommodation or modification

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/ComplaintProcess/#materialsBody

SAFEGUARDING CIVIL RIGHTS

The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is the institutional centerpiece of California’s broad anti-discrimination and hate crimes policy. Born out of a decades-long struggle to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, and business establishments, the DFEH has been at the forefront of protecting civil rights in California since its inception. Today, the DFEH is the largest state civil rights agency in the country.

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/aboutdfeh/

Web Analytics

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NoMask.info Archive Index Page

Image
Welcome to NoMask.info . We hope, in the interest of public health and well-being, that you find this collection of info from medical experts instructive, helpful and useful. May God bless and protect you and your families during these unprecedented and challenging times. We are happily surprised at the great amount of traffic this site has generated in such a short time. Feel free to leave your comments at the bottom of this page. Suggestions on how to improve this website are welcome. [Note: You can follow NoMask.info on twitter here .] Share this website here: New England Journal of Medicine , 4/1/20: "We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection. Focusing on universal masking alone may, paradoxically, lead to more transmission of Covid-19 if it diverts attention from implementing more fundamental infection-control measures...The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is th...
Read more

Lawyers Offer To Represent Those Arrested Or Cited For Not Wearing Face Mask

Image
Share this: NoMask.info An increasing number of principled lawyers have offered to represent for free those who are arrested or fined for not wearing a face mask. Attorney Mike Yoder of the Washington D.C. / Virginia area tweeted "We are all doing this free of charge to those willing to fight to preserve our Constitution against unconstitutional orders. Constitutional rights > fear. End of story." Yoder was joined by attorney Briscoe Cain of Houston and many more lawyers from across the country. The network of lawyers seem to be joined in ideology, to defend the rights of the people against these outrageous dictates. Great job! Please share this widely and visit NoMask.info for much more info on medical studies and related news on this topic. Latest: 3 WOMEN ARRESTED IN FLORIDA FOR REFUSING TO WEAR A MASK If you’re arrested or fined for opening your business, not wearing a mask, or going to church, DM me. I’ll represent you for free. — Mike Yoder (@Yoder_Es...
Read more

Ottawa Police Will Target Protest Funders, Chief Says

Image
At a 30-minute press conference held Friday morning February 4, 2022, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly said the police will implement a new 'Surge & Contain' strategy. Sloly said the police and their intelligence partners will "target protesters and supporters of protesters who are funding and enabling unlawful and harmful activity by the protesters themselves." Financial, digital driver id, and insurance info will be used in future prosecutions, he said. "Our goal is to end the increasingly volatile and increasingly dangerous demonstration," Sloly said. Sloly did not explain how prosecuting funders of the freedom convoy is justifiable, since participation in demonstrations is a protected activity under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . For this weekend, police will increase use of concrete barriers and direct new convoy vehicles to "designated parking zones outside of the downtown core." Meanwhile the Freedom Convoy ...
Read more