West Virginia Human Rights Commission

Description:

Works to protect individuals from discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or disability in places of public accommodation, housing, and employment. Will provide legal representation in approved cases. Step One: You must act quickly! A person may call, write or visit the office of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission to report an incident of discrimination. The complaint must be filed within 365 days of the date of the most recent date of discrimination. Step Two: After all the facts have been examined, an investigator makes a recommendation as to a finding. The finding will either be that there is not enough evidence to support the allegation(s) of discrimination (no probable cause) or that there is reason to believe that discrimination did occur (probable cause). Step Three: Following a probable cause determination, conciliation is attempted. In this stage, the Commission or the complainant may agree to a settlement with the parties against whom the complaint is filed (the respondent). If a settlement cannot be reached, a public hearing will be held. Step Four: An Administrative law judge will conduct a public hearing, which is similar to a trial. After the judge hears all the evidence, the judge on behalf of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission issues a decision. Step Five: The judge's decision may be appealed to the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. The nine commissioners who are appointed by the governor review the appeal. The party aggrieved by the commissioners' decision may then seek judicial review on the courts.

Address Listings

Town:

Charleston

Phone Numbers

Miscellaneous

Provider Service Area

• WV

  Barbour (serves entire county)

Berkeley (serves entire county)

Boone (serves entire county)

Braxton (serves entire county)

Brooke (serves entire county)

Cabell (serves entire county)

Calhoun (serves entire county)

Clay (serves entire county)

Doddridge (serves entire county)

Fayette (serves entire county)

Gilmer (serves entire county)

Grant (serves entire county)

Greenbrier (serves entire county)

Hampshire (serves entire county)

Hancock (serves entire county)

Hardy (serves entire county)

Harrison (serves entire county)

Jackson (serves entire county)

Jefferson (serves entire county)

Kanawha (serves entire county)

Lewis (serves entire county)

Lincoln (serves entire county)

Logan (serves entire county)

Marion (serves entire county)

Marshall (serves entire county)

Mason (serves entire county)

McDowell (serves entire county)

Mercer (serves entire county)

Mineral (serves entire county)

Mingo (serves entire county)

Monongalia (serves entire county)

Monroe (serves entire county)

Morgan (serves entire county)

Nicholas (serves entire county)

Ohio (serves entire county)

Pendleton (serves entire county)

Pleasants (serves entire county)

Pocahontas (serves entire county)

Preston (serves entire county)

Putnam (serves entire county)

Raleigh (serves entire county)

Randolph (serves entire county)

Ritchie (serves entire county)

Roane (serves entire county)

Summers (serves entire county)

Taylor (serves entire county)

Tucker (serves entire county)

Tyler (serves entire county)

Upshur (serves entire county)

Wayne (serves entire county)

Webster (serves entire county)

Wetzel (serves entire county)

Wirt (serves entire county)

Wood (serves entire county)

Wyoming (serves entire county)