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• What Immigrant Workers Should Know About No-Match Letters

  This resource answers questions about the Social Security Administration's use of employer "no match" letters to identify people who are working under incorrect or false Social Security numbers. Read More

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  D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

• District of Columbia Laws About Discrimination

  Information about District of Columbia discrimination laws. Content Detail

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  District of Columbia Office of Human Rights

• Discrimination Fact Sheet

  Information on your right to be free from discrimination at work in Washington, D.C. Content Detail

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  Washington Lawyers' Committee Workers' Rights Clinic

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  Spanish / Español

• How to File A Charge with the EEOC

  Information about procedures and important deadlines for filing a charge of discrimination with the EEOC. Content Detail

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  EEOC

• How to Represent Yourself in an Employment Hearing

  This is a guide to helping workers represent themselves at certain kinds of employment related hearings without a lawyer, for example, unemployment compensation hearings, workers' compensation hearings, and discrimination hearings. It is meant to provide a very basic understanding of the typical format and rules for these types of hearings. Be sure to consult the specific agency holding your hearing for more detailed information. Content Detail

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  Washington Lawyers' Committee Workers' Rights Clinic

• General Information About Discrimination

  The EEOC's definition of discrimination, including information on what you should do if you think an employer has discriminated against you. Content Detail

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  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Disability Discrimination

  General information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about disability discrimination, including information about "reasonable accommodations" and how to file a charge of discrimination. Content Detail

• Age Discrimination

  General information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about age discrimination. Content Detail

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  EEOC

• How to Make a Complaint in DC

  This website outlines the process for filing a complaint for unlawful discrimination with the D.C. Office of Human Rights. Content Detail

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  DC Office of Human Rights

• Race Discrimination

  Information on the law against discrimination based on race, including rules about segregation in employment and harassment. Content Detail

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  EEOC

• Sex Discrimination

  General information about various forms of sex based discrimination. Content Detail

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  EEOC

• Sexual Harassment

  Information about sexual harassment from the EEOC. Content Detail

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  EEOC

• Sex Discrimination Facts

  A brochure about sex discrimination for you to print. Content Detail

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  Equal Rights Advocates

• National Origin Discrimination

  General information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about discrimination based on national origin. Content Detail

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  EEOC

• Facts About Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination

  Provides information about the requirement of equal pay for equal work. Content Detail

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  EEOC