Minnesota Human Rights Act
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The Minnesota Human Rights Act is a state civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of protected characteristics like race, sex, religion, and disability.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Minnesota state statute
ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ |
| allows | filing of discrimination charges with Minnesota Department of Human Rights ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
business
ⓘ
credit ⓘ education ⓘ employment ⓘ housing ⓘ public accommodations ⓘ public services ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy | Minnesota Department of Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
eliminate discrimination in Minnesota
ⓘ
secure equal opportunity for all persons in Minnesota ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea | anti-discrimination law ⓘ |
| legalForm | Minnesota Statutes Chapter 363A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits | discrimination ⓘ |
| prohibitsPractice |
aiding and abetting discrimination
ⓘ
discrimination in public accommodations ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ housing discrimination ⓘ retaliation for filing a discrimination complaint ⓘ |
| protectsCharacteristic |
age
ⓘ
color ⓘ creed ⓘ disability ⓘ familial status ⓘ gender identity ⓘ marital status ⓘ national origin ⓘ public assistance status ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ sex ⓘ sexual orientation ⓘ |
| provides |
administrative complaint process
ⓘ
civil remedies ⓘ |
| relationship | broader in scope than federal civil rights laws in some areas ⓘ |
| requires |
non-discriminatory employment practices
ⓘ
non-discriminatory housing practices ⓘ reasonable accommodation of disability in certain contexts ⓘ |
| shortName | MHRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
civil rights
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy |
civil penalties
ⓘ
damages ⓘ injunctive relief ⓘ |
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