Reports and Recommendations
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| Case # | Type of Discrimination | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| E18-0431 | Employment Discrimination based on sex (sexual harassment) | 06/08/2020 |
| H19-0427 | Housing Discrimination based on race, disability, MHRA protected activity | 06/08/2020 |
| H19-0428-AB | Housing Discrimination based on disability, MHRA protected activity | 07/13/2020 |
| H20-0029-A-E | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 07/13/2020 |
| E18-0411AB | Employment Discrimination based on | |
| E18-0356 | Employment Discrimination based on MHRA protected activity | 05/04/2020 |
| E18-0420 AB | Employment Discrimination based on MHRA protected activity | 05/04/2020 |
| E19-0260 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 05/04/2020 |
| E18-0095 | Employment Discrimination based on disability (reasonable accommodation, constructive discharge) | 03/02/2020 |
| ED/PA18-0419 | Employment and Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 03/02/2020 |
| H19-0397-ABCD | Housing Discrimination based on disability (reasonable accommodation) | 03/02/2020 |
| E18-0199 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA and MHRA | 01/27/2020 |
| H19-0314 | Housing Discrimination based on sex | 01/27/2020 |
| H19-0352 AB | Housing Discrimination based on familial status | 01/27/2020 |
| E18-0294 ABC | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 12/16/2019 |
| H19-0202 ABC | Housing Discrimination based on sex | 12/16/2019 |
| E18-0132 AB | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 11/18/2019 |
| E18-0281 AB | Employment Discrimination based on age and sex | 11/18/2019 |
| E18-0331 | Employment Discrimination based on sex and retaliation under WPA and MHRA | 11/18/2019 |
| PA17-0424 AB | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 11/18/2019 |
| E18-0029 | Employment Discrimination based on disability and retaliation under WPA | 10/21/2019 |
| E18-0346 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 10/21/2019 |
| PA18-0009 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 10/21/2019 |
| PA18-0433 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 10/21/2019 |
| E18-0313 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 09/23/2019 |
| E18-0392 AB | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 09/23/2019 |
| E19-0017 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 09/23/2019 |
| E17-0464 AB | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 08/26/2019 |
| E18-0084 AB | Employment Discrimination based on sex and disability | 07/22/2019 |
| E18-0359 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 07/22/2019 |
| H19-0071 ABCD | Housing Discrimination based on disability, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, and retaliation | 07/22/2019 |
| PA18-0165 B | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 07/22/2019 |
| E17-0246 AB | Employment Discrimination based on MHRA retaliation | 06/17/2019 |
| E17-0267 AB | Employment Discrimination based on age | 06/17/2019 |
| E17-0292 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 06/17/2019 |
| E18-0121 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 06/17/2019 |
| E17-0142 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 05/13/2019 |
| E17-0346 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 05/13/2019 |
| H18-0466 | Housing Discrimination based on asserting rights under MHRA | 05/13/2019 |
| H18-0496 ABC | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 05/13/2019 |
| PA17-0500 AB | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 05/13/2019 |
| E17-0091 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 04/08/2019 |
| H18-0352 AB | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 04/08/2019 |
| H18-0380A B C | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 04/08/2019 |
| H18-0391 A B | Housing Discrimination based on disability and MHRA | 04/08/2019 |
| E17-0029 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 01/28/2019 |
| E17-0068 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 01/28/2019 |
| E17-0514 | Employment Discrimination based on sex and disability | 01/28/2019 |
| EDPA17-0208 ABC | Education and Public Accommodation discrimination based on race | 01/28/2019 |
| PA16-0472 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on national origin | 12/17/2018 |
| PA16-0537 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 12/17/2018 |
| PA17-0060 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on retaliation | 12/17/2018 |
| PA17-0239 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 12/17/2018 |
| E16-0449 | Employment Discrimination based on sex and retaliation under WPA | 11/19/2018 |
| E17-0004 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 11/19/2018 |
| E17-0002 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 10/22/2018 |
| E17-0016 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 10/22/2018 |
| E17-0210 A B | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 10/22/2018 |
| E17-0476 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 10/22/2018 |
| H18-0155 | Housing Discrimination based on disability and retaliation | 10/22/2018 |
| PA16-0450 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 10/22/2018 |
| E16-0392 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 08/27/2018 |
| E16-0393 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 08/27/2018 |
| E17-0162 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 08/27/2018 |
| E17-0400 | Employment Discrimination based on race and color | 08/27/2018 |
| E16-0181 | Employment Discrimination based on religion | 07/23/2018 |
| E17-0473 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 07/23/2018 |
| H PA18-0049 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 07/23/2018 |
| H18-0024 | Housing Discrimination based on disability, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, and retaliation | 06/25/2018 |
| H18-0028 A B | Housing Discrimination based on familial status | 06/25/2018 |
| H18-0064 A B | Housing Discrimination based on disability and retaliation | 06/25/2018 |
| E16-0204 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 05/21/2018 |
| E16-0457 A B | Employment Discrimination based on religion | 05/21/2018 |
| E16-0268 | Employment Discrimination based on disability and retaliation under WPA | 04/23/2018 |
| H17-0501 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 04/23/2018 |
| PA17-0014 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 04/23/2018 |
| PA17-0362 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 04/23/2018 |
| PA16-0096 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 03/19/2018 |
| E16-0053 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 02/12/2018 |
| E16-0054 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 02/12/2018 |
| EDU16-0274 | Education Discrimination based on disability | 02/12/2018 |
| E15-0568 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 01/08/2018 |
| E15-0552 | Employment Discrimination based on age and retaliation | 12/11/2017 |
| PA16-0011 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation | 12/11/2017 |
| E15-0526 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 11/13/2017 |
| E16-0117 | Employment Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and disability | 11/13/2017 |
| E16-0145 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 10/16/2017 |
| E15-0361 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 09/18/2017 |
| E15-0408 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 09/18/2017 |
| H17-0240 A B | Housing Discrimination based on terms and conditions regarding service animals | 09/18/2017 |
| E15-0301 | Employment Discrimination based on disability and retaliation | 08/14/2017 |
| E15-0354 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 08/14/2017 |
| E15-0412 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 08/14/2017 |
| H17-0074 | Housing Discrimination based on race and MHRA | 08/14/2017 |
| E15-0325 | Employment Discrimination based on retaliation under WPA | 06/19/2017 |
| E16-0467 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 06/19/2017 |
| H17-0059 | Housing Discrimination based on terms and conditions regarding service animals | 06/19/2017 |
| E15-0154 | Employment Discrimination based on WPA | 05/22/2017 |
| E15-0220 | Employment Discrimination based on sex and WPA + MHRA retaliation | 05/22/2017 |
| PA15-0195 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation | 05/22/2017 |
| PA15-0216 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity | 05/22/2017 |
| PA15-0419 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 05/22/2017 |
| PA15-0472 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 05/22/2017 |
| E15-0135 | Employment Discrimination based on sex and WPA + MHRA retaliation | 03/27/2017 |
| E16-0267 | Employment Discrimination based on sex and disability | 03/27/2017 |
| H16-0438 B | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 02/27/2017 |
| PA15-0574 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 02/27/2017 |
| H16-0372 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 01/23/2017 |
| H16-0401 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 01/23/2017 |
| E16-0281 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 12/19/2016 |
| H16-0224 | Housing Discrimination based on asserting rights under MHRA | 12/19/2016 |
| H16-0376 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 12/19/2016 |
| E14-0592 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 11/21/2016 |
| E14-0598 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 11/21/2016 |
| E14-0729 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 11/21/2016 |
| E14-0459 | Employment Discrimination based on sex, and based on WPA and MHRA | 10/24/2016 |
| E14-0564 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 10/24/2016 |
| H16-0073 | Housing Discrimination based on sex | 10/24/2016 |
| E14-0471 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 09/12/2016 |
| E14-0503 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 09/12/2016 |
| E14-0364 | Employment Discrimination based on WPA and MHRA | 08/08/2016 |
| E14-0365 | Employment Discrimination based on WPA and MHRA | 08/08/2016 |
| E15-0546 | Employment Discrimination based on WPA and MHRA | 08/08/2016 |
| E15-0594 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 08/08/2016 |
| E14-0481 | Employment Discrimination based on WPA and MHRA | 06/27/2016 |
| E14-0661 | Employment Discrimination based on sex, WPA, and asserting rights under MHRA | 06/27/2016 |
| E15-0012 | Employment Discrimination based on perceived disability | 06/27/2016 |
| E15-0369 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 06/27/2016 |
| E15-0370 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 06/27/2016 |
| H15-0527 | Housing Discrimination based on sex | 06/27/2016 |
| H16-0036 | Housing Discrimination based on sex and asserting rights under MHRA | 06/27/2016 |
| H16-0072 | Housing Discrimination based on familial status | 06/27/2016 |
| E14-0603 | Employment Discrimination based on disability and asserting rights under MHRA | 04/11/2016 |
| E15-0313 | Employment Discrimination based on discrimination under MHRA | 04/11/2016 |
| E15-0418 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 04/11/2016 |
| E14-0306 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 03/14/2016 |
| E14-0486 | Employment Discrimination based on MHRA | 03/14/2016 |
| PA15-0132 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 03/14/2016 |
| E14-0345 | Employment Discrimination based on disability and asserting rightsunder MHRA | 01/11/2016 |
| E14-0152 | Employment Discrimination based on MHRA | 11/23/2015 |
| H15-0283 | Housing Discrimination failure to provide reasonable accommodation | 11/23/2015 |
| PA14-0139 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 10/26/2015 |
| PA14-0362 | Public Accommodation discrimination based on disability | 10/26/2015 |
| PA13-0563 | Public Accommodation Discrimination based on disability | 09/21/2015 |
| E13-0352 | Employment Discrimination based on Age(pre-empl. inquiries), disability | 09/21/2015 |
| E13-0608 | Employment Discrimination based on race (hostile work environment) | 09/21/2015 |
| E13-0647 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 09/21/2015 |
| H15-0200 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 09/21/2015 |
| E13-0430 | Employment Discrimination based on Disability | 09/21/2015 |
| E14-0252 | Employment Discrimination based on Sex (termination, hostile work env.), Whistleblower retaliation MHRA | 09/21/2015 |
| E14-0433 | Employment Discrimination based on Age (discriminatory preference, failure to hire) | 09/21/2015 |
| H15-0178 | Housing Discrimination based on disability (service animal) | 09/21/2015 |
| E13-0369 | Employment Discrimination based on protected activity under the MHRA | 07/13/2015 |
| E14-0177;0178 | Employment Discrimination based on reasonable accommodation, hostile work environment, asserting rights under MHRA | 07/13/2015 |
| E14-0343 | Employment Discrimination based on refusal of reasonable accommodations; disability discrimination (termination), asserting rights under MHRA | 07/13/2015 |
| H15-0022 | Housing Discrimination based on Familial Status | 07/13/2015 |
| E13-0269 | Employment Discrimination based on Whistleblower Protection | 06/01/2015 |
| E13-0620 | Employment Discrimination based on Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Protection and MHRA violations | 06/01/2015 |
| PA13-0746 | Public Accommodation Discrimination | 04/27/2015 |
| E14-0140 | Employment Discrimination based on sex | 04/27/2015 |
| H14-0462 | Housing Discrimination based on therapy animal and MHRA protected activity: Disability Discrimination | 04/27/2015 |
| H14-0462 | Housing Discrimination based on therapy animal and MHRA protected activity: Retaliation | 04/27/2015 |
| H14-0572; 0575 | Housing Discrimination based on reasonable accommodation | 04/27/2015 |
| E14-0044 | Employment Discrimination | 04/27/2015 |
| E14-0046 | Employment Discrimination | 04/27/2015 |
| H14-0642 | Housing Discrimination | 04/27/2015 |
| H14-0626; 0627 | Housing Discrimination based on race | 03/23/2015 |
| PA13-0193 | Public Accommodation Discrimination based on filing a complaint under thenar | 03/23/2015 |
| H14-0534 | Housing Discrimination based on familial status and stating a discriminatory preference in housing | 02/23/2015 |
| E13-0320 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 02/23/2015 |
| H14-0050 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 03/23/2015 |
| H14-0554 | Housing Discrimination based on disability and asserting rights under MHRA and filing with MHRC | 01/26/2014 |
| E13-0646 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 01/26/2014 |
| E13-0365 | Employment Discrimination based on physical/mental disability | 01/26/2014 |
| E13-0121; 0122 | Employment Discrimination based on age | 01/26/2014 |
| E13-0609 | Employment Discrimination based on disability | 12/15/2014 |
| PA13-0607 | Public Accommodation Discrimination disability auxiliary aids and services | 12/15/2014 |
| E13-0063 | Employment Discrimination based on race and national origin | 12/15/2014 |
| E13-0434 | Employment Discrimination based on termination of employment based on disability | 11/17/2014 |
| E14-0011 | Employment Discrimination based on religion and asserting rights under the MHRA | 11/17/2014 |
| H14-0249 | Housing Discrimination based on reasonable accommodation | 10/06/2014 |
| E12-0403 | Employment Discrimination based on race/color (hostile work environment) | 10/06/2014 |
| H14-0063 | Housing Discrimination based on disability | 08/11/2014 |
| ED PA12-0363 | Education Discrimination based on educational opportunity and/or public accommodation re:perceived sexual orientation or sex | 07/14/2015 |
| H14-0047 | Housing Discrimination: | 07/14/2015 |
| E12-0361 | Employment Discrimination: sex | 04/28/2014 |
| E12-0600 | Employment Discrimination: illegal medical inquiry; perceived disability (termination) | 04/28/2014 |
| E13-0027 | Employment Discrimination: MHRA & Whistleblower Protection | 04/28/2014 |
| E12-0188 | Employment Discrimination: sex | 03/31/2014 |
| E12-0235 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower Protection | 03/31/2014 |
| E12-0392 | Employment Discrimination: sex - advertising (unlawful advertising, failure to hire) | 03/31/2014 |
| H12-0458 | Housing Discrimination: Unlawful policy for evaluating (disparate impact on same-sex couples and on those who receive public assistance) | 03/31/2014 |
| PA12-0004 | Public Accommodation Discrimination: disability ( denying a reasonable modification) | 03/31/2014 |
| E12-0107 | Employment Discrimination: disability (less favorable terms and conditions of employment, unlawful medical examinations) | 03/31/2014 |
| E12-0265 | Employment Discrimination: disability discrimination (job offer withdrawn) | 03/31/2014 |
| E11-0719 | Employment Discrimination: disability discrimination (terminating employment) | 02/24/2014 |
| E12-0314 | Employment Discrimination: disability discrimination (failure to accommodate) | 02/24/2014 |
| E12-0486 | Employment Discrimination: Sexual Harassment | 01/27/2014 |
| E13-0173 | Employment Discrimination: Age | 01/27/2014 |
| H13-0585 | Housing discrimination: hostile housing environment based on sex | 01/27/2014 |
| H13-0586 | Housing discrimination: sexual harassment/discrimination based on sex | 01/27/2014 |
| H13-0588 | Housing discrimination: sexual harassment/discrimination based on sex | 01/27/2014 |
| E12-0025 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower activity; race, ancestry and national origin | 12/16/2013 |
| E12-0031 | Employment Discrimination: disability discrimination | 12/16/2013 |
| PA12-0483 | Public Accommodation Discrimination: Disability | 12/16/2013 |
| H13-0259 | Housing Discrimination: Unlawful Inquires based on physical and mental disability | 11/04/2013 |
| E12-0168 | Employment Discrimination: Sex discrimination (hostile work environment), Retaliation | 11/04/2013 |
| E11-0543 | Employment Discrimination: engaging in protected activity under MHRA and Whistleblower activity | 09/23/2013 |
| E11-0544 | Employment Discrimination: engaging in protected activity under MHRA and Whistleblower activity | 09/23/2013 |
| E11-0545 | Employment Discrimination: engaging in protected activity under MHRA and Whistleblower activity | 09/23/2013 |
| E12-0507 | Employment Discrimination: Sex discrimination | 09/23/2013 |
| E12-0623 | Employment Discrimination: engaging in protected activity under MHRA and Whistleblower activity | 09/23/2013 |
| E11-0495 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower activity | 09/23/2013 |
| E11-0651 | Employment Discrimination: Physical Disability | 09/23/2013 |
| PA12-0575 | Public Accommodation Discrimination: Disability | 09/23/2013 |
| E11-0554 | Employment Discrimination: Sex (hostile work environment) | 08/05/2013 |
| H13-0148 | Housing Discrimination: Familial Status, Sexual Orientation | 08/05/2013 |
| E11-0494 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower activity | 08/05/2013 |
| E11-0487 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower, disability (failure to accommodate) | 06/24/2013 |
| PA11-0416 | Public Accommodation Discrimination: Sex | 05/20/2013 |
| E11-0430 | Employment Discrimination based on Whistleblower activity and disability | 05/20/2013 |
| E12-0255 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower activity | 05/20/2013 |
| E11-0323 | Employment Discrimination: Sex (hostile work environment) | 04/08/2013 |
| E11-0404 | Employment Discrimination: Sex (terms and conditions) | 04/08/2013 |
| E11-0437 | Employment Discrimination: discriminatory policy or practice regarding rehiring retirees | 04/08/2013 |
| E12-0219 | Employment Discrimination: Physical disability (unlawful medical examination) | 04/08/2013 |
| PA11-0237 | Public Accommodation Discrimination: disability (service animal) | 02/25/2013 |
| E11-0380 | Employment Discrimination: retaliation | 02/25/2013 |
| E11-0700 | Employment Discrimination: Age (unlawful pre-employment inquiry) | 02/25/2013 |
| E11-0117 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower, intimidation | 01/14/2013 |
| E11-0648 | Employment Discrimination: regarded as having physical disability | 12/17/2013 |
| E12-0023 | Employment Discrimination: retaliation | 12/17/2013 |
| E11-0180 | Employment Discrimination: Whistleblower | 11/05/2012 |
| H12-0287 | Housing Discrimination: racially hostile housing environment | 11/05/2012 |
| E10-0490 | Employment discrimination: sex | 09/24/2012 |
| H11-0534 | Housing discrimination: rental application unlawful inquiries | 08/10/2012 |
| E10-0497 | Employment discrimination: sex | 08/10/2012 |
| E11-0208 | Employment discrimination: reasonable accommodation | 08/10/2012 |
| E10-0325 | Employment discrimination: hostile work environment | 06/11/2012 |
| E10-0337 | Employment discrimination: reasonable accommodation | 06/11/2012 |
| H12-0148; 0149 | Housing discrimination: familial status | 06/11/2012 |
| E11-0393 | Employment discrimination: Whistleblower | 06/11/2012 |
Historical Reasonable Grounds Decisions providing important guidance
| Case # | Type of Discrimination | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| PA/ED08-0239 | Education & Public Accommodation Discrimination: Sexual Orientation | 06/29/2009 |