After the filing of any complaint alleging facts sufficient to constitute a violation of any of the provisions of this part, the department shall make prompt investigation in connection therewith.
Cal. Gov. Code § 12963
Unlawful Practices
Known as the California Fair Employment and Housing Act
The act spans §§ 12900–12999 (115 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 3 Cal. App. 4th 896 - Swartzendruber v. City of San Diego (1992)
Most recently applied in 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 556 - Baxter v. Genworth N. Am. Corp. (October 2017)
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1023.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.