The Office of Human Rights (OHR) currently enforces the following local laws:
- 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:
- Amendments to DCHRA:
- Care for LGBTQ Seniors and Seniors Living with HIV Amendment Act
- DC Family and Medical Leave Act (DCFMLA)
- DC Language Access Act of 2004
- DC Parental Leave Act
- Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act of 2022
- Eviction Record Sealing and Fairness in Renting Act (provisions on tenant screening)
- Fair Criminal Record Screening Amendment Act
- Fair Criminal Record Screening for Housing Act
- Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PPWFA)
- Sexual Harassment Data Collection Act
- Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act
- Unemployed Anti-Discrimination Act
- Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Act
- Youth Bullying Prevention Act
Additional laws that have been passed but are awaiting funding in order to be enforced by OHR: