Resources
PghCHR Resources
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2021 Annual Report- Spanish/Español
- A summary of PghCHR in 2021. Information on inquiries, case investgations,and outreach efforts can be found here.
How can the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations Help You?
- A pamphlet regarding the PghCHR services and capabilities
Strategies to Combat Discrimination in Pittsburgh
- A guide for individuals and organizations on how to combat discrimination
"Discrimination is Against the Law"
- Learn more about Housing Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Public Accommodations Discrimination, and the Commission on Human Relations
Protected Classes and Complaint Process Chart
- A chart showing the protected classes in each category for the City of Pittsburgh and a flow chart to show the discrimination complaint process from start to finish, regardless of the outcome
Guide to Filing a Discrimination Complaint
- A pamphlet on how to go about filing a complaint of discrimination with the PghCHR office
- A pamphlet describing your rights with regard to equal employment in the City of Pittsburgh
- 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
- Information on what Mediation/Conciliation is and what happens before/after that process.
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
- A guide to protections for Natural, Protective, and Cultural Hair Styles and Textures
- An infographic on the new protections for Natural, Protective, and Cultural Hair Styles and Textures
CROWN Act Dos and Don'ts in Public Accommodations
- A dos and don'ts guide to protections for Natural, Protective, and Cultural Hair Styles and Textures when it comes to public accommodations
- Information on how to request records from our office.
- Protected class definititions and some examples of complaints.
COVID-19 and Employment Discrimination Brochure
Domestic Violence Employer Guidance
Pittsburgh City Code Employment Rights Notice
CROWN Act Dos and Don'ts in Employment
- A dos and don'ts guide to protections for Natural, Protective, and Cultural Hair Styles and Textures in employment
Pittsburgh City Code Fair Housing Notice
Fair Housing Video Series: Displacement Eviction
Fair Housing Video Series: Disability
- Video detailing disability as a protected class under the Fair Housing Act.
Fair Housing Video Series: Domestic Violence
- Video detailing domestic violence as a protected class under Pittsburgh City Code.
Fair Housing Video Series: Familial Status:
- Video detailing familial status as a protected class under the Fair Housing Act.
Fair Housing Video Series: Redlining
- Video detailing the practice of redlining and its historical context.
Disability & COVID-19 (Chinese)
Disability & COVID-19 (Nepali)
Disability & COVID-19 (Spanish)
- A flyer regarding COVID-19 and how it relates to disability as a protected class.
National Origin & COVID-19 (Chinese)
National Origin & COVID-19 (Nepali)
National Origin & COVID-19 (Spanish)
- A flyer regarding COVID-19 and how it relates to national origin as a protected class.
"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.
CROWN Act Dos and Don'ts in Housing
- A dos and don'ts guide to protections for Natural, Protective, and Cultural Hair Styles and Textures in the area of housing
Best Practices in Housing Guidance for Immigration and Citizenship status and Preferred Language
- Guidance on new protected classes under the Pittsburgh city code's unlawful housing practices
Status as a Victim of Domestic Violence
Disability & COVID-19 (Chinese)
Disability & COVID-19 (Nepali)
Disability & COVID-19 (Spanish)
- A flyer regarding COVID-19 and how it relates to disability as a protected class.
National Origin & COVID-19 (Chinese)
National Origin & COVID-19 (Nepali)
National Origin & COVID-19 (Spanish)
- A flyer regarding COVID-19 and how it relates to national origin as a protected class.
LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights Protections
- A pamphlet of information about protections under Sex and SOGIE.
Immigrant and Refugee Civil Rights Protections
- A guide to understanding the protected classes of particular relevance to the immigrant and refugee community.
U-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
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.
Sexuality, Gender and Sex Definitions
- Definitions for navigating terms surrounding gender, sex, and sexuality
Supporting Gender Through Language Infographic
- An infographic describing how to best support gender through use of language
Supporting Gender Through Pronouns Infographic
- An infographic describing how to best support gender through use of pronouns
- An infographic describing disability rights as they pertain to public ccommodations
- An infographic describing disability rights as they pertain to the delivery of city services
- An infographic describing the age protections under the law
- An infographic describing the familial status protected class
Domestic Violence in Housing Infographic
- An infographic describing domestic violence protections in housing
- An infographic describing the gender expression protected class
- An infographic describing the gender idenity protected class
- An infographic describing sex as a protected class
Sexual Orientation Infographic
- An infographic describing the sexual orientation protected class
Pregnancy Protections Infographic
- An infographic describing pregnancy as a protected class
Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications in Housing Infographic
- An infographic describing the interactive process for reasonable accommodations and modifications in housing
Service and Support Animals Infographic
- An infographic describing protections for service and support animals in Pittsburgh
Best Practices in Housing Guidance for Immigration and Citizenship status and Preferred Language
- Guidance on new protected classes under the Pittsburgh city code's unlawful housing practices
- Guidance on new protected classes under the Pittsburgh city code's unlawful public accommodations practices
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Updated: 1/3/2022