Bloomington Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission is designed to enforce Bloomington's Human Rights Ordinance in a fair and timely manner, to educate community members about their rights and responsibilities under various civil rights laws, to raise awareness on all human rights issues, to ensure that contractors and subcontractors on city jobs pay employees applicable common wages, to ensure that the City, as an employer, governmental entity and provider of public accommodations, complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and to provide the community with information about the ADA. The BHRC can be reached at 349-3429 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. The Commission's e-mail address is human.rights@bloomington.in.gov.
Members:
| Appointee | Appointed by: | Term Expiration Date: |
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| Carolyn Calloway-Thomas | The Mayor |
1/31/15 |
| Byron Bangert | Common Council | 1/31/14 |
| Beth Applegate | The Mayor | 1/31/15 |
| Alexa Lopez |
The Mayor | 1/31/14 |
| Valeri Haughton | Common Council | 1/31/14 |
| Michael Molenda | The Mayor | 1/31/15 |
| Teri Guhl | Common Council | 1/31/14 |
Spotlight News in Bloomington Human Rights Commission
City Commission seeks nominees for annual Human Rights Award | |
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The City of Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC) is seeking nominations for its annual Human Rights Award. |
City of Bloomington Human Rights Commission Issues 2011-2012 Hate Incidents Report | |
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The City of Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC), which is responsible for gathering data and issuing reports on local hate incidents, has released its latest report. This report includes 11 reported incidents from July 2011 through June 2012. |
Local attorney awarded 2012 Human Rights Award | |
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The City of Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has announced the winner of its 12th annual Human Rights Award: long-time local attorney and activist Guy Loftman. |
Spotlight Services in Bloomington Human Rights Commission
Receive your Legally-Required Wage | |
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The Bloomington Human Rights Commission staff enforces laws that require contractors working on City projects to pay covered employees common wages or living wages (depending upon the project). |
Report Discrimination to the Human Rights Commission | |
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The Bloomington Human Rights Commission investigates complaints of discrimination in employment, housing or public accommodations on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, color, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. |
Spotlight Webpages in Bloomington Human Rights Commission
2012 Hate Incident Report | |
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Full text of the 2012 Hate Incident Report |
Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Information | |
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The director of the BHRC serves as the City’s Americans with Disabilities Act compliance officer, helping to make sure the City complies with the ADA and providing information to other groups in the community about their rights and responsibilities. |
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