Civil Rights Handbook - Table of Contents

UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION - Your Rights & Remedies

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Racial, Ethnic, Religious, and Minority Violence

• The Ralph Civil Right Act
• The Bane Civil Rights Act
• Local Human Relations Commissions
• Miscellaneous State Penal Statutes Which Address Racial, Ethnic, Religious, and Minority Violence
• Hate Crimes Reporting
• Education Code Provisions Regarding Hate Crimes
• California's Victims of Crime Program

Chapter 2 - Employment

• The Fair Employment and Housing Act
• Discrimination Prohibited by the FEHA
• Entities and Persons Covered by the FEHA
• Procedures and Remedies
• Employment Discrimination Remedies with the State Personnel Board
• The California Equal Pay Law
• Miscellaneous State Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination
• Unemployment Insurance Compensation
• Federal Laws
• Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964
• 42 U.S.C. §1981
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act Federal Equal Pay Act
• Federal Equal Pay Act
• Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
• Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Chapter 3 - Housing

State Laws

• The Fair Employment and Housing Act and The Unruh Civil Rights Act
• Procedures to Follow and Remedies Available
• Miscellaneous State Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in Housing

Federal Laws

• Federal Laws
• The Federal Fair Housing Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1982

Chapter 4 - Public Accomodations, Businesses and Services

• The Unruh Civil Rights Act
• Protection Under California's Disabled Access Laws
• Protection Under California's Insurance Laws
• Protection Against Discrimination by Persons Licensed to Render Services
• Protection Against Discrimination by Banking, Credit, and Lending Institutions
• State-Licensed Savings and Loan Associations, State-Licensed Savings Banks, State-Chartered Banks, and State Credit Unions
• Miscellaneous State Statutes Dealing with Discrimination in Public Accommodations,
    Businesses, and Services

Chapter 5 - Public Assistance/Government Benefits

Chapter 6 - Education

• State Laws
• Federal Laws

Chapter 7 - Medical and Healthcare

• Miscellaneous State Health Care Statutes Forbidding Discrimination

Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Anti-Discrimination Statutes

• Jury Selection
• Military
• Political Activities/Voting
• Public Utilities
• State and Local Governmental Conduct

Chapter 9 - Peace Officer Misconduct or Abuse

For additional information about UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION: YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES, please contact:

Attorney General's Public Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, California 94244-2550
Telephone: (916) 322-3360
Toll Free Number: (800) 952-5225 (in California)
Line for the Hearing Impaired: (916) 324-5564
Toll Free Number: (800) 952-5548 (in California)
Office of Immigrant Assistance, Toll Free Number: (888) 587-0557 (in California)