Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality, 272 F.3d 1114 (2001)

Citation: Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality, 272 F.3d 1114 (2001)
Parent Document: Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality, 272 F.3d 1114 (2001)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2001-11-01
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/775731/nelson-walker-and-fair-housing-f... ↗

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56 Cal.App.4th 138, 144, 65 Cal.Rptr.2d 112 (1997) (“We find it unnecessary to decide whether the Act covers independent contractors.”). In predicting how the California courts will resolve this issue, we are mindful of the fact that the FEHA covers two rather unrelated areas of discrimination, both employment and housing. And we recognize that an argument that the FEHA would not cover independent contractors bringing suits for employment discrimination because they are not employees would require a different analysis than we conduct here. But even if the legislature intended to draw a line between independent contractors and employees in the employment discrimination context, there is no logical reason that the FEHA would not protect independent contractors engaged in fair housing advocacy from retaliation. Cf. Bd. of County Comm’rs, Wabaunsee County v. Umbehr,

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