Who We Are

The Employment Round Table of Southern California began in 1983 in cooperation with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, 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 Department of Fair Employment Housing.
  • 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 Department of Fair Employment Housing activities.
  • A partnership between Southern California employers and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).

ERTSC Upcoming Events

Free Webinar Event

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

Navigating the Basics and Thorny Issues – Part 2

This complimentary webinar will be held on October 25th, 2022 at Noon. Join our presenters Rachael Langston and Paula Perlman in this second webinar as they discuss the sometimes rocky road of providing disability accommodations. Learn best practices and key considerations as you engage in providing accommodations for those in your workforce.

October 25th, 2022

12 Noon


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


In Partnership

The Department of Fair Employment and Housing 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.