A charge of discrimination is a signed statement asserting that an employer, union or labor organization engaged in employment discrimination. The fastest and easiest way is online via the California Civil Rights System (CCRS) portal.A charge of discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. Our Los Angeles discrimination attorneys can help prove and stop workplace discrimination. Call us for a free legal consultation. Federal and California laws protect employees from racial discrimination and clearly state that discrimination because of race or skin color is against the law. The Civil Rights Division may be able to help. Finally, employers who are in the same protected class as you can still discriminate. Racial discrimination in the workplace is a violation of California state law and federal law. University of California, Davis - School of Law. Abstract.