Who We Are

The Employment Round Table of Southern California began in 1983 in cooperation with the California Civil Rights Department, and is comprised of volunteers from business, public and private employers, and labor organizations.
Our purpose is to create an awareness of the problems of discrimination, harassment and retaliation in employment, and to reduce discrimination and promote equal opportunity.

Our Objective

  • Enhance communications between employers and the California Civil Rights Department.
  • Provide forums which promote education, advocacy and understanding of equal opportunity and anti-discrimination laws and practices.
  • Initiate programs which promote civil rights and expand equal opportunity in employment.

ERTSC Provides

  • Education through seminars and conferences with a focus on employer best practices to assist in preventing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment.
  • Information on California Civil Rights Department.
  • A partnership between Southern California employers and the California Civil Rights Department (CRD).

ERTSC Upcoming Events

Free Webinar Event

Unlocking Opportunities: Criminal Background Check Compliance And The Fair Chance Act

Please join the Northern California Employment Roundtable in partnership with the Employment Roundtable of Southern California and the Civil Rights Department for this complimentary webinar.


The webinar will cover:

Overview of the Fair Chance Act revisions

Dos and don’ts through the hiring process

Use of background check vendors.

Learn key considerations and best practices that will help you as you perform this work.


Thursday, February 22, 2024

12 Noon



Visit our Event page here for more details about this free Webinar and to register.


In Partnership

The California Civil Rights Department is California’s civil rights agency charged with the enforcement of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Unruh Civil Rights Act, Disabled Persons Act, and Ralph Civil Rights Act. Since 1983, the Department has partnered with the Employment Round Table of Southern California to eliminate employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The Department is committed to collaborating with the Round Table to sponsor forums that promote education and encourage best practices in the workplace.