District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Employment Non-Discrimination Act
This bill extends the District of Columbia's existing anti-discrimination protections to nonjudicial employees of D.C. courts and the Public Defender Service. It amends D.C. law to explicitly include these employees under the Human Rights Act, treating their workplaces as covered employers. Complaints about discrimination filed against these entities will now follow the same process as for other D.C. government agencies, rather than separate procedures. The change applies to complaints filed on or after the bill's enactment date.
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Introduced Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Jan 12, 2026
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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