Equal Rights Center
The Fair Housing Council and the Fair Employment Council merged in 1999 to form the Equal Rights Center (ERC), and expanded the organization’s scope to include equal access to public [...]
Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington
Shortly after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990, the Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington was established to educate the public and enforce the new [...]
Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington
In 1982, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs filed an amicus brief in Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman, a Supreme Court case which established the standing of [...]
Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington
Following the success of the Fair Housing Council, the Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington was formed in 1990 to apply the same testing methods to workplace investigations. Without [...]
