Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Barred FEHA Suit

An employee's Fair Employment and Housing Act claims failed because she filed her civil suit before obtaining her right-to-sue letter from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled. Case: Pelayo v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, No. B230780, 2/22/12, unpublished. Facts: Rosa Pelayo, an employee of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), filed four Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claims against her employer and three former co-workers. She alleged racial and nati...