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Protection of individuals with disabilities when their civil and human rights are denied, especially those who are most vulnerable or who learn, live, or work in isolated, segregated, or congregated settings.
Legal advocacy, investigation, and representation to eligible persons whose disability related cases meet priorities set by our Board of Directors.
Information and referral.
Engaging people with disabilities in advocacy through education, information and training that builds self-advocacy skills, awareness, and understanding.
Policy advocacy, including analysis, monitoring, and recommend changes to state and federal legislation.
Protection of individuals with disabilities when their civil and human rights are denied, especially those who are most vulnerable or who learn, live, or work in isolated, segregated, or congregated settings.
Legal advocacy, investigation, and representation to eligible persons whose disability related cases meet priorities set by our Board of Directors.
Information and referral.
Engaging people with disabilities in advocacy through education, information and training that builds self-advocacy skills, awareness, and understanding.
Policy advocacy, including analysis, monitoring, and recommend changes to state and federal legislation.
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Advocacy organization providing free legal services and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities in the areas of discrimination, assistive technology, special education, guardianship defense, abuse and neglect, and community integration. Training is available to people with disabilities and family members on topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, transportation, voting, Ticket to Work, special education and guardianship. Engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
Advocacy organization providing free legal services and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities in the areas of discrimination, assistive technology, special education, guardianship defense, abuse and neglect, and community integration. Training is available to people with disabilities and family members on topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, transportation, voting, Ticket to Work, special education and guardianship. Engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
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Administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (with regard to employment), familial status (with regard to real estate transactions), age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service, and unfavorable military discharge. The website includes forms, instructions, and links to numerous other related websites as well as detailed information on how the discrimination charge process works.
Also maintains a helpline for assistance specifically with sexual harassment and discrimination.
Administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (with regard to employment), familial status (with regard to real estate transactions), age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service, and unfavorable military discharge. The website includes forms, instructions, and links to numerous other related websites as well as detailed information on how the discrimination charge process works.
Also maintains a helpline for assistance specifically with sexual harassment and discrimination.
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DISCRIMINATION ASSISTANCE | IOWA-NEBRASKA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
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Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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Advocacy organization providing free legal services and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities in the areas of discrimination, assistive technology, special education, guardianship defense, abuse and neglect, and community integration. Training is available to people with disabilities and family members on topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, transportation, voting, Ticket to Work, special education and guardianship. Engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
Advocacy organization providing free legal services and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities in the areas of discrimination, assistive technology, special education, guardianship defense, abuse and neglect, and community integration. Training is available to people with disabilities and family members on topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, transportation, voting, Ticket to Work, special education and guardianship. Engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
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Investigates complaints of discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, and financing.
Investigates complaints of discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, and financing.
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Safeguards the rights of all employed persons in the State to obtain and hold employment without discrimination resulting from one or more of the protected basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), disability, marital status, age, retaliation, or equal pay.
Eliminates unlawful discrimination in the acquisition, ownership, possession, or enjoyment of housing in Nebraska.
Ensures the full and equal enjoyment of any place of public accommodation without subjection to unlawful discrimination, race, creed, colon, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, and retaliation.
Receives and investigates charges of unlawful discrimination practices in Nebraska relating to employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Education, mediation, and conciliation, attempting to eliminate unlawful discrimination.
Holds public hearings and makes case referrals for litigation through the Attorney General's office to carry out the purposes of the statutes administered by NEOC.
Serves persons who are victims of alleged unlawful discrimination by employer, union, provider of housing, housing financier, or public proprietor due to membership in designated protected classes.
Training is provided in these areas free of charge.
Safeguards the rights of all employed persons in the State to obtain and hold employment without discrimination resulting from one or more of the protected basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), disability, marital status, age, retaliation, or equal pay.
Eliminates unlawful discrimination in the acquisition, ownership, possession, or enjoyment of housing in Nebraska.
Ensures the full and equal enjoyment of any place of public accommodation without subjection to unlawful discrimination, race, creed, colon, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, and retaliation.
Receives and investigates charges of unlawful discrimination practices in Nebraska relating to employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Education, mediation, and conciliation, attempting to eliminate unlawful discrimination.
Holds public hearings and makes case referrals for litigation through the Attorney General's office to carry out the purposes of the statutes administered by NEOC.
Serves persons who are victims of alleged unlawful discrimination by employer, union, provider of housing, housing financier, or public proprietor due to membership in designated protected classes.
Training is provided in these areas free of charge.
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Offers to investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, and city services within the Urbana city limits.
Offers to investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, and city services within the Urbana city limits.
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Protection of individuals with disabilities when their civil and human rights are denied, especially those who are most vulnerable or who learn, live, or work in isolated, segregated, or congregated settings.
Legal advocacy, investigation, and representation to eligible persons whose disability related cases meet priorities set by our Board of Directors.
Information and referral.
Engaging people with disabilities in advocacy through education, information and training that builds self-advocacy skills, awareness, and understanding.
Policy advocacy, including analysis, monitoring, and recommend changes to state and federal legislation.
Protection of individuals with disabilities when their civil and human rights are denied, especially those who are most vulnerable or who learn, live, or work in isolated, segregated, or congregated settings.
Legal advocacy, investigation, and representation to eligible persons whose disability related cases meet priorities set by our Board of Directors.
Information and referral.
Engaging people with disabilities in advocacy through education, information and training that builds self-advocacy skills, awareness, and understanding.
Policy advocacy, including analysis, monitoring, and recommend changes to state and federal legislation.
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Reviews claims of violations of constitutional freedoms.
Reviews claims of violations of constitutional freedoms.
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Advocacy organization providing free legal services and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities in the areas of discrimination, assistive technology, special education, guardianship defense, abuse and neglect, and community integration. Training is available to people with disabilities and family members on topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, transportation, voting, Ticket to Work, special education and guardianship. Engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
Advocacy organization providing free legal services and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities in the areas of discrimination, assistive technology, special education, guardianship defense, abuse and neglect, and community integration. Training is available to people with disabilities and family members on topics including the Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, transportation, voting, Ticket to Work, special education and guardianship. Engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
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Investigates equal employment, fair housing, and public accommodations complaints, and if the evidence supports a cause finding, addresses remedies for the situation.
Outreach and training available in civil rights laws for employers, employees, and other interested groups.
Investigates equal employment, fair housing, and public accommodations complaints, and if the evidence supports a cause finding, addresses remedies for the situation.
Outreach and training available in civil rights laws for employers, employees, and other interested groups.
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Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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Responsible for accepting and submitting claims of discrimination for Cedar Falls residents, visitors, and employees of businesses within the city as defined by Iowa Law.
Responsible for accepting and submitting claims of discrimination for Cedar Falls residents, visitors, and employees of businesses within the city as defined by Iowa Law.
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Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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Monitors hate crimes and hate incidents.
Anti-bias and diversity training for businesses, schools, and law enforcement professionals.
Civil rights complaints and response.
Interfaith relations.
Hate crimes victim support.
Holocaust education and general information about Judaism.
Monitors hate crimes and hate incidents.
Anti-bias and diversity training for businesses, schools, and law enforcement professionals.
Civil rights complaints and response.
Interfaith relations.
Hate crimes victim support.
Holocaust education and general information about Judaism.
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Administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (with regard to employment), familial status (with regard to real estate transactions), age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service, and unfavorable military discharge. The website includes forms, instructions, and links to numerous other related websites as well as detailed information on how the discrimination charge process works.
Also maintains a helpline for assistance specifically with sexual harassment and discrimination.
Administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (with regard to employment), familial status (with regard to real estate transactions), age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service, and unfavorable military discharge. The website includes forms, instructions, and links to numerous other related websites as well as detailed information on how the discrimination charge process works.
Also maintains a helpline for assistance specifically with sexual harassment and discrimination.
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Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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Safeguards the rights of all employed persons in the State to obtain and hold employment without discrimination resulting from one or more of the protected basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), disability, marital status, age, retaliation, or equal pay.
Eliminates unlawful discrimination in the acquisition, ownership, possession, or enjoyment of housing in Nebraska.
Ensures the full and equal enjoyment of any place of public accommodation without subjection to unlawful discrimination, race, creed, colon, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, and retaliation.
Receives and investigates charges of unlawful discrimination practices in Nebraska relating to employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Education, mediation, and conciliation, attempting to eliminate unlawful discrimination.
Holds public hearings and makes case referrals for litigation through the Attorney General's office to carry out the purposes of the statutes administered by NEOC.
Serves persons who are victims of alleged unlawful discrimination by employer, union, provider of housing, housing financier, or public proprietor due to membership in designated protected classes.
Training is provided in these areas free of charge.
Safeguards the rights of all employed persons in the State to obtain and hold employment without discrimination resulting from one or more of the protected basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), disability, marital status, age, retaliation, or equal pay.
Eliminates unlawful discrimination in the acquisition, ownership, possession, or enjoyment of housing in Nebraska.
Ensures the full and equal enjoyment of any place of public accommodation without subjection to unlawful discrimination, race, creed, colon, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, and retaliation.
Receives and investigates charges of unlawful discrimination practices in Nebraska relating to employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Education, mediation, and conciliation, attempting to eliminate unlawful discrimination.
Holds public hearings and makes case referrals for litigation through the Attorney General's office to carry out the purposes of the statutes administered by NEOC.
Serves persons who are victims of alleged unlawful discrimination by employer, union, provider of housing, housing financier, or public proprietor due to membership in designated protected classes.
Training is provided in these areas free of charge.
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Provides assistance to individuals going through an equal rights issue. Staff ensures equal opportunity and fair treatment for citizens through public information, education, and enforcement of the City's Human Rights Ordinance and Equal Opportunity and Purchasing Ordinance.
This office was developed with the intent to secure an end to discrimination in the areas of Employment, Housing, Public Accommodation, and Credit on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, education, physical or mental disability, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, sexual preference, family responsibilities, source of income, prior arrest, or conviction record.
Provides assistance to individuals going through an equal rights issue. Staff ensures equal opportunity and fair treatment for citizens through public information, education, and enforcement of the City's Human Rights Ordinance and Equal Opportunity and Purchasing Ordinance.
This office was developed with the intent to secure an end to discrimination in the areas of Employment, Housing, Public Accommodation, and Credit on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, education, physical or mental disability, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, sexual preference, family responsibilities, source of income, prior arrest, or conviction record.
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