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

The complaint alleges that the ERC investigation revealed Harrington Housing has a policy or practice of refusing to people who are over 35 years old, people with children, and people with [...]

Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) and Sage Ventures (Sage) announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement to emphasize their joint commitment to protecting the rights of [...]

Today, the Equal Rights Center and GREP Atlantic, LLC announced they have entered into a groundbreaking collaboration agreement in which Greystar will proactively address fair housing concerns [...]

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

The complaint is based on a civil rights testing investigation which revealed Defendants’ unlawful refusal to accept vouchers as a source of income to pay the rent at Adams View apartments...

In recent months, ERC Executive Director Kate Scott and Fair Housing Rights Program Manager Susie McClannahan have joined discussions on radio shows to share their fair housing expertise. 

Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) and a local renter filed suit to challenge Vaughan Place Apartments’ unlawful refusals to accept vouchers as a source of income to pay the rent.

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 Housing Choice Voucher Program can and should be a tool used to desegregate DC and correct the harms done by decades of racist policy, and DCHA has made great strides to achieve this goal, [...]