California Civil Rights Department

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) [Formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing] 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 CRD has been at the forefront of protecting civil rights in California since its inception. Today, the CRD is the largest state civil rights agency in the country.