Resources

PghCHR Resources:

How can the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations Help You?

• A pamphlet regarding the PghCHR services and capabilities

"Discrimination is Against the Law" 

• Learn more about Housing Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Public Accommodations Discrimination, and the Commission on Human Relations.

 Protected Classes Chart

• A chart showing the protected classes in each category for the City of Pittsburgh

Guide to Filing a Discrimination Complaint

• A pamphlet on how to go about filing a complaint of discrimination with the PghCHR office

PghCHR Complaint Process Chart

• A flow chart to show the discrimination complaint process from start to finish, regardless of the outcome

"What if I have a disability?"

• A flyer regarding your rights to reasonable accommodation and modification in Housing under the Federal Fair Housing Act Amendments.

Guide to Equal Employment

•  A pamphlet describing your rights with regard to equal employment in the City of Pittsburgh

Guide to Fair Housing

•  A pamphlet describing your rights with regard to fair housing in the City of Pittsburgh

Guide to Public Accommodations

• A pamphlet describing your rights with regard to public accommodations in the City of Pittsburgh

Learn About Our Mediation Process

• A pamphlet that describes the PghCHR process for conducting mediations, which aim to resolve discrimination complaints or inter-group conflicts

Hearing Impaired Visor Card

• A tool to help those who are hearing impaired communicate with law enforcement in the event of a traffic stop or emergency

"Now Renting: No Kids, No Blacks, No Latinos."

• A flyer regarding Housing Discrimination.

"Ethnic Intimidation is Illegal in Pittsburgh!"

• A flyer regarding zero tolerance of ethnic intimidation in Pittsburgh.

"If you were robbed, you'd report it..."

• A flyer from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding Housing Discrimination.

-Visa Certification Factsheet

• For persons who file a complaint with the PghCHR and are party to a qualifying crime/investigation, and who do not have citizenship status, this is a fact sheet for how to apply for a temporary Visa

Mandatory Employment Postings for PA Employers

• Federally mandated workplace postings

Pregnancy Legislation Guidance Document

• A guide to the 2019 legislation adding pregnancy and partners of pregnant persons to the Pittsburgh City Code.

Pregnancy Discrimination Fact Sheet

• A quick guide to pregnancy discrimination.

Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity/Expression Definition Updates

• An explanation of the changes to the Pittsburgh City Code definitions of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity/expression.

Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity/Expression Poster

• A poster regarding the protections for sex, sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in the City of Pittsburgh.

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Updated: 3/11/2020