Bill > HR7020

This bill, titled the "District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act," aims to extend protections under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 1977 to employees of the District of Columbia courts and the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. Specifically, it amends existing law to clarify that nonjudicial employees of the D.C. courts and all employees of the D.C. Public Defender Service are considered employees under the Human Rights Act, and their respective organizations are considered employers. This ensures that these employees are covered by the anti-discrimination provisions of the Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on various protected characteristics, and also removes them from separate complaint procedures that were established for agencies of the D.C. government, directing their complaints to the Human Rights Act instead. These changes will take effect for complaints filed on or after the bill's enactment date.

Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7020/all-info