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The amendments to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations apply to employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, apprenticeship programs, and other covered entities. As a general rule, any California employer regularly employing five or more individuals is covered with limited exemptions. These rules govern the use of automated-decision systems (ADS) or selection criteria (i.e., a qualification standard, employment test, or proxy) in employment-related decisions and prohibit discrimination based on protected characteristics unless it is job-related, consistent with business necessity, a bona fide occupational requirement, and/or there is no less discriminatory standard, test, or other selection criteria that serves the employer’s goals as effectively as the challenged standard, test, or other selection criteria. Download the California FEHA Cheat Sheet to learn everything your organization needs to know to comply with these amendments.