Know your rights, where to get help and ways to help yourself
There are 15 resources
Filing a Complaint
How to Start the Complaint Process
(Separate Website)
If you feel you have been discriminated against in the areas of employment, housing or public accommodations, you can first contact the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and file a complaint. Depending on what is decided from this process, you may end up in court.
By: Colorado Civil Rights Division, State of Colorado
Protecting Your Civil Rights
(Separate Website)
If you believe that you have been discriminated against and want to file a complaint with the Federal Government, this is where you can find information to help.
By: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
How to File a Charge with the EEOC
(Separate Website)
If you believe you have been discriminated against by an employer, labor union or employment agency when applying for a job or while on the job because of your race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability, you may have grounds to file a charge of discrimination.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Protecting Your Rights
(Separate Website)
The ACLU works to protect First Amendment rights-freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state; rights to equal protection and treatment under the law - regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin, rights to due process and rights to privacy.
By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Employment Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Chapter 9 explains the various employment laws and how they protect individuals from discrimination; It also explains what you can do if you feel discriminated against.
By: Colorado Bar Association - Senior Law Handbook
What are the Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination?
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Information on federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Age Discrimination at Work
(Separate Website)
This resource will help answer your questions about age discrimination, plus has information about the Age Discrimination (ADEA) in Employment Act; what the ADEA forbids: what to do; explains that you need to do research; and has links to other resources.
By: AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
What is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act?
(Separate Website)
Your rights concerning discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. (This is a very legal-like website, harder to understand.)
By: US Department of Labor
Access to Fair Housing
(Separate Website)
Decent, safe, affordable housing is often barred to people with mental disabilities because of too little low-income housing and too much discrimination against those who want to live in it. This resource helps address both issues.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Federal Protections Against National Origins Discrimination
(Separate Website)
This brochure contains information about federal laws that prohibit national origin discrimination, how the Civil Rights Division can help and how you can file a complaint.
By: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Know Your Rights
(Separate Website)
If government agents question you, it is important to understand your rights. You should be careful in the way you speak when approached by the police, FBI or DHS. If you give answers, they can be used against you in a criminal, immigration, or civil case.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Office of Dispute Resolution
(Separate Website)
If you have a legal dispute, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) may be able to help. This link will take you to their homepage. The ODR exists to establish and make available dispute resolution programs and services within the Colorado Judicial Branch.
By: Colorado Judicial Branch
Talk with a Lawyer on Law Line 9
An advice line providing brief direction on legal problems.
By: Channel 9 News in Denver, Colorado
What kinds of discrimination are against the law in Colorado?
(Separate Website)
Are you being treated differently at work? If so, is it because of your race, sex, age, disability, national origin or religion? Wondering what other kinds of discrimination are illegal? Get the facts on workplace discrimination here. 12 kinds of discrimination are explained.
By: Workplace Fairness
What To Do If You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration
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Immigrants who are arrested or detained by Immigration have certain rights. These rights change, however, if you are arrested or detained at the border or in an airport. Use this resource to learn what you should do in such cases.
By: National Immigration Law Center
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