WHAT WE DO
The Escambia Pensacola Human Relations Commission addresses Fair Housing & Employment Discrimination complaints.
Our mission is to provide the community with local assistance to review and resolve employment and fair housing complaints, in addition to developing and implementing programs to improve community relations, fostering a climate to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, and creating collaborative solutions to identified challenges.
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS
EPHRC coordinates outreach activities by offering fair housing and employment training workshops and seminars to keep the public informed about their legal rights.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Floridians are entitled by law not to be discriminated against in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.
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FAIR HOUSING
Floridians are entitled by law to rent a place to live or buy a home without consideration of their race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, familial status, or religion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If the disability of the individual requesting a reasonable accommodation is not obvious, the person receiving the request may request information that verifies that the individual is disabled as defined by the Fair Housing Act. However, the person receiving the request may not inquire into the nature or severity of the individual’s disability.
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A housing provider may not impose such blanket restrictions on service animals. A housing provider must approve a service animal as reasonable accommodation if keeping that animal is feasible and practical.
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Yes, if the animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of other or if the animal will cause substantial physical damage to the property.
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Yes. The laws enforced by EEOC protect you from being harassed because you file a job discrimination complaint with the EEOC, report discrimination to others, or help someone else report job discrimination, even if it turns out the conduct was not illegal.
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No. When you file a job discrimination complaint with the EEOC or otherwise participate in an EEOC investigation or lawsuit, you are protected against retaliation regardless of the validity or reasonableness of the original allegation of discrimination.
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Workplace harassment involves unwelcome and offensive conduct that is based on race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), religion, disability, age (age 40 or older), or genetic information. Examples of harassment include offensive or derogatory jokes, racial or ethnic slurs, pressure for dates or sexual favors, unwelcome comments about a person's religion or religious garments, or offensive graffiti, cartoons or pictures.
When to File an Inquiry
File an inquiry if you find a violation of the civil rights involving any type of discrimination by race, color, religion, familial status, age, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, handicap or disability or retaliation.