Refuse to hire or employ, or to discharge, dismiss, reduce, suspend, or demote, any individual who is at least 40 years old on the basis of age. This means that everyone is protected by the FEHA in one way or another. FEHA prohibits employers from discriminating. To be stopped from discrimination, a private employer needs to have at least five employees. To be stopped from discrimination, a public employer needs to have only one employee.
Harassment is different.
FEHA prohibits harassment when there is even only one employee. However, the harassment must be based on one of the protected classes . Non-profit corporations and associations are also covered by FEHA, as long as they employ people. Our site has been tested with Netscape 4.5 and with Internet Explorer 4.0 . Inc. All Rights Reserved.