The Office of Human Rights (OHR) currently enforces the following local laws:

1. DC Human Rights Act of 1977 (DCHRA)
   • Amendments to DCHRA:
     • Employment Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Offenses, and Stalking Amendment Act (DVSOS)
     • Eviction Record Sealing and Fairness in Renting Act (added sealed eviction record as a protected trait and expanded source of income protections)
     • Fair Credit in Employment Act
     • Human Rights Enhancement Act
     • Racial Equity Achieves Results Amendment Act
   • Regulations:
     •  Human Rights Act Regulations - Title 4 
2. Care for LGBTQ Seniors and Seniors Living with HIV Amendment Act 
3. DC Family and Medical Leave Act (DCFMLA) 
4. DC Language Access Act of 2004
5. DC Parental Leave Act 
6. Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act - Begins October 1, 2023
7. Eviction Record Sealing and Fairness in Renting Act (provisions on tenant screening) 
8. Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act 
9. Fair Criminal Record Screening for Housing Act 
10. Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PPWFA)
11. Sexual Harassment Data Collection Act 
12. Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act 
13. Unemployed Anti-Discrimination Act 
14. Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Act 
15. Youth Bullying Prevention Act 

Additional laws that have been passed but are awaiting funding in order to be enforced by OHR: 

• Cannabis Employment Protections Act
• Medical Necessity Restroom Access Act