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Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act

Find out about the law that requires District employers who hire individuals earning tips as wages to inform their employees about their rights and benefits. New FAQ sheet available!

Parents in the Workplace

Learn about Paid Family Leave, Protecting Pregnant Workers, and the right to breastfeed/chestfeed/pump at work.

Asian family around hospital bed with older male family member in it

Now Available: Updated DCFMLA Workplace Poster

The workplace poster for the DC Family and Medical Leave Act (DCFMLA) has been updated in October 2022 and is now available for download!

23 Protected Traits

Read the updated definitions of all 23 protected traits, including the two new ones: "homeless status" and "sealed eviction record".

FY21 Language Access Annual Compliance Review

Read this annual report that covers compliance scores of District agencies, testing results, and programmatic highlights of fiscal year 2021.

Now Online: Rental Tenant Screening Violations Complaint Form

Complete this form if you believe a housing provider has violated tenant screening requirements under the Eviction Record Sealing Authority and Fairness in Renting Amendment Act of 2022.

Vacancy Announcement: Associate Director - Enforcement

Featured Services

Language Access Program Information Portal

Provide services to DC residents who are limited or non-English proficient.

File A Discrimination Complaint

File a discrimination complaint with us by completing an intake questionnaire.

Know Your Rights Presentations & Outreach

Teach community members about anti-discrimination laws in DC.

Know Your Policy

Know Your Bullying Prevention Policy Web Portal

Upcoming Events

Sep 25 2023 - 10:00

OHR Office Hours @ MORCA

Sep 27 2023 - 10:00

OHR Office Hours

Sep 27 2023 - 10:00

OHR's Human Rights Liaison Training

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Sep 21 2023

2023년 9월 (Korean)

사랑하는 주민과 이웃 그리고 친구 여러분, 9월은 일년 중 아주 흥미진진한 시기입니다. 미래의 리더이자 변화를 주도할 학생들이 학교로 돌아가고, 시원한 바람이 불기...

Sep 21 2023

2023年9月 (Chinese)

尊敬的居民、邻居和朋友们：九月是一年中令人兴奋的时刻。未来的领袖和改变引领者将以学生的身份重返校园。空气透出一丝凉意，南瓜味拿铁回归，秋季运动也开始了。但这个月还远不止这些，...

Sep 21 2023

Septiembre 2023 (Spanish)

Estimados residentes, vecinos y amigos:

Sep 21 2023

Septembre 2023 (French)

Chers résidents, voisins et amis,

Sep 21 2023

መስከረም 2023 (Amharic)

ውድ ነዋሪዎች፣ ጎረቤቶች እና ጓደኞች፣ መስከረም የዓመቱ አስደሳች ጊዜ ነው። የወደፊት መሪዎቻችን እና ለውጥ ፈጣሪዎች የሚሆኑ ተማሪዎች ወደ ትምህርት ቤት...

Jul 24 2023

Juillet 2023 (French)

In2020, Netflix released a documentary directed, written and co-produced by Nicole Newnham and...

Jul 24 2023

ሐምሌ 2023 (Amharic)

በ2020 ኔትፍሊክስ (Netflix) በ

Jul 24 2023

2023년 7월 (Korean)

넷플릭스는 2020년 니콜 뉴햄

Jul 24 2023

2023 年 7 月 (Chinese)

2020年，网飞（Netflix）发行了一部由妮可·纽纳姆（Nicole Newnham）和吉姆·莱布雷希特（Jim LeBrecht)）导演、编剧并共同制作的纪录片，...

Jun 23 2023

Note de la directrice - Juin 2023 (French)

Chers résidents, voisins et amis,

Sep 13 2023

Vacancy Announcement: Associate Director - Enforcement

Job Title: Associate Director of the Enforcement Unit Grade: 15 Area of Consideration: Open to...

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Tabling at Express Out Loud

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The Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs will be hosting Express Out Loud for those will with a disability to express themselves through poetry and other artistic expression. In summary the event will be highlighting the deaf disabled community to share their passions and communities.