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Consumer Protection is Our Mission

Welcome to the Colorado Civil Rights Division's website. As a division of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, the Civil Rights Division embraces the Department's mission of consumer protection and works to protect individuals from discrimination in employment, housing and at places of public accommodation through enforcement and outreach consistent with the Colorado Civil Rights Laws.

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For those employers required to post the federal equal employment poster entitled Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published a new poster on October 22, 2009. The employer is to display the new poster in place of the existing poster that the employer has up -- OR -- the employer may choose to display a Supplement also issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on October 22, next to its existing properly posted Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster. The poster and the Supplement, like the Colorado posters, must be displayed in conspicuous places, where notices usually go up, in the office or break space. Further reference to the federally-required poster and supplement should be made by checking: www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html

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What you should know about Sexual Harassment

Ways to Identify and Protect Yourself from Discriminatory Home Lending in Colorado

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Sexual Orientation Statutes That Are Under the Jurisdiction of the Division of Civil Rights

Sexual Orientation in Employment

Sexual Orientation in Housing

Sexual Orientation in Public Accommodations

What you Need to Know Before Filing a Charge

If you think that you have been discriminated against, please watch our video presentation, What you Need to Know Before Filing a Charge.  This video will begin to assist you in determining if you have been discriminated against and if the Civil Rights Division has any authority over your issues. These videos are in the process of being updated and do not yet include the reference to sexual orientation as detailed directly above. Please call with any questions you may have regarding them.

What you Need to Know Before Filing a Charge - (In English)

Lo Que Necesitas Saber Antes de Presentar Una Queja - (en Espanol)

If, after viewing the video presentation, you decide that you want to file a charge of discrimination, you will need to complete an Intake Packet for the area in which you will be making a charge.  These Intake Packets are also in the process of being updated and do not yet include the reference to sexual orientation as detailed directly above; refer to the section below More detail on the Complaint Process for the up-to-date informaton and please call or email with any questions you may have.

q       Employment Intake Packet

q       Housing Intake Packet

q       Public Accommodations Intake Packet

More detail on the Complaint Process.

Lessen the Possibility of Charges of Employment Discrimination By: Knowing your employees' rights and your responsibilities Consistently managing your employees Consulting with other managers regarding the handling of an employment issue Keeping informed of the happenings in your organization Drafting an Employee Handbook