WSHRC

Protecting your rights

It's not Justice if it's not Equal

The mission of the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC) is to prevent and eliminate discrimination through the fair application of the law, the efficient use of resources, and the establishment of productive partnerships in the community.

Under the law, everyone has the right to be free from discrimination at work, in housing, in public accommodation, or when seeking credit and insurance. Any individual who believes that they have been discriminated against based on protected class status may file a complaint of discrimination with the WSHRC.

Your complaint must be submitted through our online portal or on a WSHRC complaint form to be accepted. Forms can be found by clicking here. You must file your complaint with WSHRC within the time limit known as a statute of limitation as outlined below. WSHRC does not have jurisdiction for complaints filed outside the statute of limitation and does not provide legal advice.

• Employment, public accommodation, credit and insurance related complaints must be filed with WSHRC, within six (6) months from the date of alleged harm.
• Housing or pregnancy employment-related discrimination must be filed with WSHRC within twelve (12) months from date of alleged harm.
• Whistleblower retaliation related complaints must be filed within twenty-four (24) months from the date of alleged harm. 

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ATTENTION: Due to the high volume of intakes received by WSHRC, all Employment Complaints that are dually filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC) must complete the entire intake process within the six (6) months statute of limitation. This means that your complaint should be submitted with sufficient time before the expiration of the statute of limitations to allow for the processing of the charge through WSHRC’s intake process.  Please be aware that submitting the complaint questionnaire in the portal does not automatically preserve the filing date for statutory purposes. Complaints are assigned in the order we receive them, and we are currently  working through a backlog of submitted complaints. 

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ATENCIÓN: Debido al alto volumen de quejas recibidas por la Comisión, todas las quejas laborales que se presenten de forma dual ante la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de EE. UU. (EEOC) DEBEN COMPLETAR TODO EL PROCESO DE ADMISIÓN DENTRO DEL PLAZO DE PRESCRIPCIÓN DE 6 MESES. Esto significa que su queja debe presentarse con suficiente tiempo antes de que expire el plazo de prescripción para permitir su tramitación a través del proceso de admisión de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Estado de Washington. Ten en cuenta que enviar la consulta en el portal no conserva automáticamente la fecha de archivo para fines legales. Las quejas se asignan en el orden en que las recibimos, y actualmente estamos trabajando con un retraso de quejas presentadas.