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    Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

    Pennsylvania's civil rights enforcement agency since 1955. 

    About the PHRC
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    Overview

    The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) enforces state laws that prohibit discrimination. In general, Pennsylvania law prohibits discrimination based on race; color; religious creed; ancestry; age (40 and over); sex; national origin; familial status (only in housing); disability; the use, handling, or training of support or guide animals for disability; or retaliation. The PHRC can help you file discrimination complaints in education, employment, housing & commercial property, and public accommodation.

    Filing a complaint

    Civil Rights Outreach Division

    Education & Outreach

    Responding to a complaint

    Responding to a complaint

    Contact us

    Legal resources

    What is discrimination?

    What is illegal discrimination?

    The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of a protected class in education, employment, housing & commercial property, and public accommodations.

    What is illegal discrimination? - Spanish

    The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of a protected class in education, employment, housing & commercial property, and public accommodations.

    PHRC News

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