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This interactive course reviews protected classes like source of income and status as a victim of an intra-family offense under the D.C. Human Rights Act, details about how local occupancy codes [...]

The interactive course, Washington, D.C. Fair Housing Laws for Housing Providers, explains best practices for complying with the many unique local protections and laws in the District. These [...]

The From Click to Visit report used civil rights testing to uncover numerous barriers to housing for people with disabilities. In particular, the report’s findings raise major concerns about [...]

Using matched pair testing, the ERC compared the experiences of straight job applicants with gay/queer job applicants during the hiring process. The report reveals test results that point to the [...]

  By Sarah Pauly, Fair Employment Program Manager This week, the Illinois Department of Human Rights found substantial evidence that Exxon engaged in sexual orientation discrimination in [...]

By Grant Beck, ERC Communications Officer   Despite the tremendous momentum of marriage equality throughout 2014, the new year presents a whole new set of challenges for the LGBT community. [...]

By Stephanie Gonzalez Palumbo, Immigrant Rights Program Manager In a primetime address last night, President Obama announced the executive action that he and his administration will take in lieu [...]

By Sasha Robinson, ERC Intern I was born white and naive, raised ignorant to the benefits I gained from being white and the issues plaguing minority children: gang violence, drug abuse, poor [...]