Washington State Human Rights Commission

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RCW 49.60 states that the Washington State Human Rights Commission has the function, power, and duty to "issue such publications and results of investigations and research as in its judgment will tend to promote good will and minimize or eliminate discrimination because of sex, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability." The WSHRC also has the power, function, and duty "To make such technical studies as are appropriate to effectuate the purposes and policies of this chapter and to publish and distribute the reports of such studies."

Gang Profiling and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (June 2007)

Farm Worker Housing and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (December 2007)

Expanding the Employment Jurisdiction of the Washington State Human Rights Commission
- Coverage to Workplaces with Less than Eight Employees

One Year Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination under 49.60 RCW (July 2007)

Concept Paper: An Indian Civil Rights Commission (June 2007)

Insurance Discrimination on the Basis of HIV Status (August 2007)
- A Summary of Current Medical Findings and Issues as related to the Washington Law Against Discrimination

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