DHCS has adopted a grievance procedure providing for the resolution of complaints alleging unlawful discrimination in the MediCal program. To discriminate means to treat those people in some way differently than other people who are not in the same class.A charge of discrimination is a signed statement asserting that an employer, union or labor organization engaged in employment discrimination. Medical condition discrimination occurs when an employee is treated differently from other employees due to a medical condition. Medical discrimination in the workplace is illegal in California. California Health and Wellness follows State and Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently. Protected characteristics are attributes employers cannot discriminate against, such as age, race, gender, religion, disability and national origin. The ADA and California law also protect employees with medical conditions from discrimination in the workplace. If you cannot hear or speak well, please call 711 (California Relay Service). If you cannot hear or speak well, please call 711 (California Relay Service).