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The majority of complaints filed with the D.C. Office of Human Rights during their last fiscal year dealt with employment discrimination.

According to an annual report, 357 charges of discrimination were investigated by OHR, with 288 being employment cases. From the 288, 87 dealt with disability, 63 with race and 57 with gender. (The data is not broken down by type of disability.) After employment, 33 cases of alleged housing discrimination and 22 cases of alleged public accommodation discrimination were filed.

After OHR determines if they have the authority to investigate the case, an investigation takes place within six months. During the investigation, the complainant and respondent meet for mediation, where 47 percent of docketed cases were settled. More than $1.98 million in damages were awarded. Another ten cases were adjudicated by the Commission on Human Rights, an OHR agency made up of 13 commissioners who deal with “private sector discrimination complaints brought under the D.C. Human Rights Act” after probable cause is found.

OHR’s last fiscal year ran from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013. Read the entire report here.