FEHA Protects Los Angeles Employees at Companies With 5 or More Workers
The FEHA Rule Every Southern California Worker Should Understand Key Takeaways: California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act protects workers from discrimination when their employer regularly employs five or more people, making employer size the threshold question in many wrongful termination claims. Harassment protections reach nearly every employer, including those with just one worker. FEHA prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics such as age, race, sex, religion, and disability. Proving disparate treatment requires showing a protected characteristic was a substantial motivating










