The Seattle Office for Civil Rights

810 Third Avenue, Suite 750, Seattle WA 98104-1627
Tel (206) 684-4500, FAX (206) 684-0332, TTY (206) 684-4503
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
Wheel Chair accessible on the Third Avenue entrance.

-Proposed fair housing rule postponed pending Council action

Welcome!

Welcome to the official site of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. Here is some of the information you can discover in this site:

• Learn about your civil rights if you live, work or play in Seattle.
• Learn how to file a discrimination complaint.
• Link to the Employing Immigrants web site for quick and easy access to immigration-related employment law. The site offers useful and updated information such as: Legal Hiring and Firing Practices, Acceptable Verification Documents, and How to Avoid Workplace Discrimination.
• Learn about the Mayor's Race and Social Justice Initiative.
• Read "helpful information."
• Browse through our extensive collection of brochures, booklets and cards on topics such as:

How to File a Discrimination Complaint;

How to Respond to a Complaint

Seattle's Fair Contracting Ordinance;

Disability Etiquette Handbook;

Fair Loans, Fair Housing - Your Guide to Avoiding Predatory Loans;

It's Good for Business - An Employer's Guide to Prevent Workplace Discrimination;

and more!

• View publications translated into languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Korean, and Russian;
• Find out about upcoming City of Seattle and community events.
• Read a variety of published articles on discrimination and civil rights issues.
• Learn about current discrimination issues.

We also will like to hear from you. Let us know how this site meets your needs, and what type of information related to discrimination you would like to see in future updates.

For greater accessibility, we have created a text-only version of the site for people who use a screen reader. If you encounter any difficulty accessing the text site, please let us know as soon as possible.

Thanks for visiting. We are always updating our site, so check here regularly for new information and materials. Be sure to bookmark the site for easy reference!