Orange County DFEH Lawyer

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing

The DFEH or Department of fair employment and housing is something that has a big role in sexual harassment claims in the workplace. This is an agent of a state that is meant to protect people like you from experiencing discrimination and hate violence. The FEHC regulates the DFEH.

The DFEH is authorized to perform investigations in order to take dispute such as yours of harassment or discrimination in the workplace and resolve them. This is typically done through litigation or the process of resolution. That depends on what the evidence is in the case in terms of harassment or a hostile work environment. Our Orange County DFEH lawyer can help you decide whether or not taking a claim to them is the right thing to do. If you choose to do so the DFEH will DM if you have a ride to. Call us to start the process right away.

These types of cases can take a long time to resolve and you might be fearful about the process because it is such a sensitive topic. We want to help you work through this issue as fast as possible and in the hopes that it resolves in your best interest. We have the resources needed to put together a case that is stronger than the one you are up against. We urge you to call right away.

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The first thing you should do if you’ve been a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace is sit down with a lawyer to discuss the details of your case. From there, your second step should be to finally file your complaint with the DFEH. Make sure that when you are looking for a lawyer they know and are familiar with the FEHA or California fair employment and housing act. That will ensure that they are the right fit for you during this time.

How the Complaint Process Works

You can file a claim online or you can make a call to their call center to begin the process of filing your claim. You also could request a pre-complaint inquiry form which is something that you would be mailing to the DFEH office or emailing to them. Please note that they have a budget that they have to maintain, which means that they are not going to be able to prosecute all of the claims that they receive.

Here’s what you need to know about the time periods associated with your filing. They have to investigate your complaint and decide whether or not you have a right to sue:

Once you file your complaint there will be a 60-day time period in which the DFEH will get in contact with you over the phone to take an interview from you about the investigation that will be following. Once they make the decision that they will be investigating a complaint, they will draft something up for you to get your signature on.

Your employer will receive this complaint after this. They will be given an opportunity in which they can choose to resolve your complaints but they have to answer the complaint regardless.

An investigation will ensue and a decision will be made. There will be a fee for mediation but if mediation does not work then the DFEH might file a lawsuit. If there is no finding of any sort of discrimination through the investigation process, however, your case will close. If a case is closed or if they never investigated your case within a timely manner, then the DFEH will give you the right to sue. That means that you can take your lawsuit against your employer because the agency has no intention to pursue your complaint.

Please reach out to our Orange County DFEH lawyer to learn more about this process and how we will help you every step of the way so that you don’t have to worry about the process at all.

Do I Need An Orange County DFEH Lawyer?

You might be wondering if you can go through this process without having to have a lawyer. We know that in order to file a claim like this it has to go through the DFEH so that they can grant you the right to sue. We strongly advise you to discuss your claim details with an Orange County DFEH lawyer to see what your case is missing and how they can help you find success. These cases are not infallible. There’s a lot of room for error and a lot of challenges that you might experience. Without a lawyer by your side, you might not know how to handle them.

When you have a lawyer by your side not only are you inviting someone who has the knowledge and skill set to represent you, you are also giving yourself an ally who has the desire to work that you need.

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Sexual Harassment Claim

When you choose to have an Orange County DFEH lawyer by your side from the very beginning of your process, it often results in resolving quicker. The DFEH tends to want to come to a resolution between the two parties when you file a complaint in person. The DFEH is not an ally for you. They are meant to be a neutral party who asked to uncover the truth of the matter through their investigations and discovery. They definitely have different goals than what we will have.

Our goals are to thoroughly investigate your claim and collect enough evidence and documentation to be an advocate for you. We will talk to your witnesses and we will talk to our experts in the field to determine what the value of your claim is based upon the damages that you suffer from your sexual harassment. We aim to enhance your case to be able to show that you have been impacted by your experiences and that you need to see full and fair compensation for all of the ways in which your life has been negatively impacted by this experience, which could include but is not limited to damage to your career and finances, as well as physical and emotional damages that you might experience.

If you head to the DFEH website there’s a lot of information that you might find of use about the process of your complaints. Most of the time when we are working on sexual harassment cases they tend to resolve before we have to go to trial. That does not mean, however, that we will not prepare your case as if it is going to trial. We will be ready for anything.

Workplace Harassment

According to California law, you are protected by the FEHA from having to deal with harassment in the workplace. If you have a case involving that please get in contact with her Orange County DFEH lawyer as soon as you possibly can. We want you to know that if you were experiencing harassment because of your nationality, ethnicity, sexuality or gender, disability, religion or pregnancy we want to hear from you and discuss what your next step should be and what legal steps we should be taking right away. We’re happy to set up a consultation with you as soon as possible.

Workplace Discrimination

Likewise, with harassment in the workplace, if you are experiencing discrimination you are protected under the law. The categories of protection include your gender, sex, age, nationality or religion, race or ethnic city, pregnancy or disability. We want to hear from you if you have experienced discrimination because of this.

Discrimination cases are different from harassment cases and will be litigated in a different way because harassment is by definition different than discrimination. Harassment can be behavior from your coworkers or supervisors that is unlawful. Discrimination would be if you were passed up on a promotion based on protected categories or you were fired or not hired based on a protected category.

We handle these types of cases as well as the DFEH cases. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us as soon as possible because we want to help you in any way that we can. You deserve someone on their side who is going to utilize their resources to help you.

Call Our Orange County DFEH Lawyer

If you have a claim that you need to talk about with our Orange County DFEH lawyer, please call us right away to get started during your first consultation. Call to get started today.