(a) The Commission shall endeavor through public education to increase awareness of the
importance of full civil and human rights for each inhabitant of this State. The
Commission shall also examine and evaluate generally the effectiveness of this chapter
as well as the existence of practices of discrimination that detract from the enjoyment
of full civil and human rights and shall recommend measures designed to protect those
rights.
(b)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to investigate and enforce complaints of unlawful
discrimination in violation of chapter 139 of this title, discrimination in public
accommodations and rental and sale of real estate. The Commission shall also have
jurisdiction when the party complained against is a State agency in matters for which
the Attorney General would otherwise have jurisdiction under subsection (c) of this
section.
(2) In any case relating to unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment in violation
of 21 V.S.A. § 495 et seq. that the Commission has jurisdiction over pursuant to this subsection, it
shall include a statement setting forth the prohibition against retaliation pursuant
to 21 V.S.A. § 495(a)(8) with any formal complaint that is sent to a respondent.
(c) All complaints of unlawful discrimination in violation of 21 V.S.A. §§ 495 et seq. and 710, the Fair Employment Practices Act and the provisions for workers’ compensation discrimination,
respectively, and of 21 V.S.A. § 471 et seq. shall be referred to the Attorney General’s office for investigation and
enforcement. (Added 1987, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
Dep't of Corr. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 181 Vt. 225 (Vt. 2006). “9 V.S.A. § 4552(b). Pertinent to this case, it is generally unlawful for any place of public accommodation to discriminate against an individual with a disability.”
Human Rights v. Human Resources (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2ד” 9 V.S.A. § 4552(b). To take DHR’s argument to its logical extreme, neither HRC nor an employee acting in their individual capacity could bring an action against a State agency for discrimination resulting from a term of any collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), no matter…”
Dep't of Corr. v. Human Rights Comm'n, 181 Vt. 225 (Vt. 2006). “9 V.S.A. § 4552(b). Pertinent to this case, it is generally unlawful for any place of public accommodation to discriminate against an individual with a disability.”
Human Rights v. Human Resources (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4552(b). To take DHR’s argument to its logical extreme, neither HRC nor an employee acting in their individual capacity could bring an action against a State agency for discrimination resulting from a term of any collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), no matter…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 09, § 4552(b)(1) — 1 case
Human Rights v. Human Resources (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “” 9 V.S.A. § 4552(b). To take DHR’s argument to its logical extreme, neither HRC nor an employee acting in their individual capacity could bring an action against a State agency for discrimination resulting from a term of any collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), no matter…”
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