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Using matched-pair civil rights testing, ERC found instances where equally qualified applicants received disparate treatment based on race and gender.

Today, the ERC re-launched its General Fair Housing training course. The revamped online course offers an engaging and informative look at best practices for complying with fair housing laws.

"The ERC's investigation has revealed outrageous barriers for voucher holders trying to rent homes at Kettler managed properties."

"The ERC firmly believes that the burden of uncovering and eliminating discrimination should not be placed on victims of discrimination alone..."

Yesterday, the ERC joined the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and seven other civil rights organizations to file an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Acheson Hotels, LLC vs Laufer.

ERC’s investigation found evidence of potential racial disparities in Chipotle’s hiring practices which may disadvantage Black applicants for restaurant management positions.

The ERC’s investigation broke new ground by using matched-pair testing to systematically investigate the prevalence of racial discrimination throughout Chicago’s industrial staffing sector.

The investigation by the ERC revealed significant concerns about language barriers to COVID-19 testing information for Limited English Proficient (“LEP”) individuals in the greater Washington, [...]

By Melvina Ford I have apparently reached that age when you start to have friends with children in college or on their way there. Perhaps that’s why Iappa’ve started paying more attention to who [...]

On Tuesday, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) co-hosted the 13th Annual D.C. Fair Housing Symposium in conjunction with the D.C. Office of Human Rights, the D.C. Department of Housing and Community [...]