District of Columbia Office of Human Rights: Complaint Process pg 1 Flow Chart 2007
DC Home Mayor Fenty DC Guide Residents Business Visitors DC Government Kids

Office of Human Rights

OHR HOME
OHR HOME
SERVICES
ABOUT OHR
INFORMATION
SERVICES
INFORMATION
ONLINE SERVICE
  REQUESTS

ONLINE SERVICE
  REQUESTS

About OHR
How to Reach Us
Ask the Director
FOIA Requests
News Room
Site Map
Performance
Investigations &
   Discrimin. Complaints

Compliance &
   Training

Limited English
   Clients

OHR Videos
Agency Calendar
Agency EEO Counselors
Annual Report
Complaint Filing
Laws & Regulations
Fair Housing
Take the "Know Your Rights" Survey and Pledge
Human Rights
  Commission

Human Rights Act
"I Speak" Cards
Language Access
   Program

Mediation Fact Sheet
Oficina de Derechos
  Humanos

Workplace Posters
Training Request Form
DC Manual Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
Discrimination Bias
Director's Biography
Director's Letter

Complaint Process 
 
Most discrimination complaints filed with the Office of Human Rights (OHR) are settled or dismissed through a non-legal process known as mediation. If mediation fails, the OHR will conduct a full investigation of the alleged discrimination. (If probable cause for discrimination is found the Office of Human Rights will send the case to the Commission on Human Rights for adjudication.) Review the chart below to see the process on how to file a discrimination complaint with the Office of Human Rights.