Civil Rights - Discrimination Complaints | Ohio Civil Rights Commission - Central Office

Investigates complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, credit, higher education, and public accommodations. May file a complaint on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, age, military status, and marital or familial status. Mediation to help settle disputes dealing with discrimination may be offered to those who have filed a complaint.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

30 E Broad St., 4th Fl. Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, OH 43215

Hours

M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm.

Application process

Phone for information M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm. A charge of discrimination may be file through the website anytime. Complaints must be filed within six months from the date of the alleged discrimination or within one year for housing discrimination. For mediation services, must file a complaint before mediation can take place.

Fee

Free

Eligibility

CLEVELAND REGIONAL OFFICE handles cases in: Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Richland Counties. AKRON REGIONAL OFFICE handles cases in: Wayne, Holmes, Knox, Coshocton, Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas, Portage, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Carroll, Harrison, and Jefferson Counties. COLUMBUS REGIONAL OFFICE handles cases in: Marion, Belmont, Morrow, Union, Delaware, Madison, Franklin, Pickaway, Ross, Licking, Fairfield, Hocking, Perry, Muskingum, Athens, Morgan, Guernsey, Noble, Washington, and Monroe Counties. DAYTON REGIONAL OFFICE handles cases in: Van Wert, Allen, Lawrence, Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Darke, Shelby, Miami, Logan, Champaign, Clark, Preble, Montgomery, Greene, Fayette, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, Pike, Scioto, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, and Meigs Counties. TOLEDO REGIONAL OFFICE handles cases in Crawford, Wyandot, Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Lucas, Wood, Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Seneca Counties.

Service area

Hocking County, Ohio Marion County, Ohio Wayne County, Ohio Erie County, Ohio Richland County, Ohio Lorain County, Ohio Hardin County, Ohio Jefferson County, Ohio Highland County, Ohio Morgan County, Ohio Warren County, Ohio Seneca County, Ohio Allen County, Ohio Ross County, Ohio Brown County, Ohio Perry County, Ohio Delaware County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Shelby County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio Trumbull County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Jackson County, Ohio Athens County, Ohio Ashtabula County, Ohio Summit County, Ohio Madison County, Ohio Noble County, Ohio Clinton County, Ohio Pickaway County, Ohio Defiance County, Ohio Williams County, Ohio Morrow County, Ohio Auglaize County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Union County, Ohio Preble County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio Knox County, Ohio Adams County, Ohio Tuscarawas County, Ohio Wood County, Ohio Champaign County, Ohio Ottawa County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Hamilton County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Butler County, Ohio Greene County, Ohio Medina County, Ohio Scioto County, Ohio Columbiana County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Huron County, Ohio Putnam County, Ohio Belmont County, Ohio Lucas County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Sandusky County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Fayette County, Ohio Lawrence County, Ohio Paulding County, Ohio Monroe County, Ohio Ashland County, Ohio Mahoning County, Ohio Fulton County, Ohio Clark County, Ohio Van Wert County, Ohio Logan County, Ohio Hancock County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Miami County, Ohio Pike County, Ohio Vinton County, Ohio Fairfield County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Harrison County, Ohio Ohio Muskingum County, Ohio Crawford County, Ohio Clermont County, Ohio Henry County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio

Agency info

Ohio Civil Rights Commission - Central Office

Enforces laws against discrimination and investigates charges of discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, age, military status, and marital or familial status in cases involving employment, credit, housing, higher education, or public accommodations.