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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.

 

 

PUBLIC AGENDA

INTERIM MONTHLY MEETING
of the
2010-2011 COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Civic Center Plaza
1560 Broadway, Suite 1050
Denver, CO 80202
3:00 p.m.                                                                                                        Public Session
                                                           

I.                   Call to Order

 

II.                 Executive Session

I move that the Commission enter into Executive Session at this time in order to consider the following matters (list the bullets that apply):

• ______To address a case on the September consent agenda, which is required to be kept confidential pursuant to Sections 24-34-306(3), and 24-6-402(3)(a)(III), C.R.S.;

 

 

III.                Next Meeting – September 30, 2010 3:00 p.m.
DORA – Riverside Multicultural Center, 552 West Main Street, Grand Junction, CO

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

Thursday, September 30, GRAND JUNCTION

Riverside Multicultural Center, 552 W. Main Street, Grand Junction

3:00 p.m. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Monthly Public Meeting

5:30 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m. Civil Rights Forum

At the Forum, Colorado's Director of Civil Rights Steven Chavez will facilitate an open discussion along with Nancy Sienko, the Director of the Denver field office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regarding civil rights issues. Participants will have the opportunity to speak freely and have their concerns heard by members of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission staff.

 

 

 

2009 Annual Report
Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Division

 

 

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.

Employment Intake Packet
Housing Intake Packet
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 Managing your employees in a consistent manner Consulting with other managers regarding the handling of an employment issue Keeping informed of the happenings in your organization Drafting an Employee Handbook

EMPLOYERS -- STARTING OCTOBER 22, 2009: CHECK FOR the Revised federal Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster OR the federal EEO is the Law poster Supplement.

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, 2009 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