The Creating Safer Spaces of the Office of Human Rights (OHR) provides education, raises awareness through outreach interventions, and enforces compliance. This is achieved through two main efforts:

1. Sexual Harassment Prevention:

   • OHR trains and certifies trainers to facilitate the sexual harassment prevention course. A list of certified trainers can be found here: [add link].

   • Under the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018, DC businesses that pay at least one tipped employee less than the minimum wage of $18.40 an hour and rely on tips to reach that amount must:

     1. Provide sexual harassment prevention training and submit a training compliance report within 30 business days after the training.

     2. Annually submit their sexual harassment policy and certifications through OHR’s Business Self Service Form by May 31, 2026.

   • OHR trains and certifies trainers to facilitate the sexual harassment prevention course. You can find a full list of OHR certified trainers here (last updated on August 7, 2026) here.

   •  To learn more about the law and its requirements, please click here.

2. Care For Seniors:

   • The Care for LGBTQ Seniors and Seniors with HIV Amendment Act of 2020 was created because of community outreach and a need for LGBTQ seniors and seniors with HIV in long-term care facilities rights and legal protections.

   • The Act protects residents of care facilities from discrimination and requires staff of long-term care facilities to undergo training on preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression when caring for LGBTQ residents and residents with HIV.

   • To learn more about the law and its requirements, please click here.

Whether you're an employer, an employee, or involved in long-term care services, OHR is here to support you.  If you need more information on compliance after visiting the pages above, each page includes contact information for reaching us. —we’re always ready to help. Together, let's build safer, more inclusive spaces!

This page was last updated on August 11, 2026.