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To learn about your state's fair employment laws, or to file a workplace discrimination complaint, you should contact your state's fair employment practices agency (FEPA). Where no special agency has been designated to enforce antidiscrimination laws, your state's department of labor or the closest office of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can provide assistance. Each state's FEPA (or main EEOC office) is listed in the chart below. This list only includes state agencies and EEOC offices. Your city or county may have its own set of fair employment ordinances. To learn more, contact someone within your local government, such as your county clerk's office. Local offices of the Small Business Administration or the chamber of commerce can also be good sources for information about local laws.
| State | Agency |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Equal Employment & Civil Rights Division – Department of Human Resources |
| Alaska | Commission for Human Rights |
| Arizona | Civil Rights Division – Attorney General |
| Arkansas | EEOC – Little Rock Area Office |
| California | Civil Rights Department |
| Colorado | Civil Rights Division – Department of Regulatory Agencies |
| Connecticut | Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities |
| Delaware | Office of Anti-Discrimination – Division of Industrial Affairs |
| District of Columbia | Office of Human Rights |
| Florida | Commission on Human Relations |
| Georgia | Commission on Equal Opportunity |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Civil Rights Commission |
| Idaho | Idaho Human Rights Commission |
| Illinois | Department of Human Rights |
| Indiana | Civil Rights Commission |
| Iowa | Civil Rights Commission |
| Kansas | Human Rights Commission |
| Kentucky | Commission on Human Rights |
| Louisiana | Commission on Human Rights |
| Maine | Human Rights Commission |
| Maryland | Commission on Civil Rights |
| Massachusetts | Commission Against Discrimination |
| Michigan | Department of Civil Rights |
| Minnesota | Department of Human Rights |
| Mississippi | Equal Opportunity Department – Department of Employment Security |
| Missouri | Human Rights Commission |
| Montana | Human Rights Bureau – Department of Labor and Industry |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission |
| Nevada | Equal Rights Commission |
| New Hampshire | Commission for Human Rights |
| New Jersey | Division on Civil Rights – Office of the Attorney General |
| New Mexico | Human Rights Bureau |
| New York | Division of Human Rights |
| North Carolina | Employment Discrimination Section – Civil Rights Division |
| North Dakota | Human Rights Division – Department of Labor and Human Rights |
| Ohio | Civil Rights Commission |
| Oklahoma | Civil Rights Enforcement Unit – Office of the Attorney General |
| Oregon | Civil Rights Division – Bureau of Labor and Industries |
| Pennsylvania | Human Relations Commission |
| Rhode Island | Commission for Human Rights |
| South Carolina | Human Affairs Commission |
| South Dakota | Division of Human Rights – Department of Labor and Regulation |
| Tennessee | Human Rights Commission |
| Texas | Civil Rights Division – Texas Workforce Commission |
| Utah | Antidiscrimination and Labor Division – Labor Commission |
| Vermont | Civil Rights Unit – Attorney General's Office |
| Virginia | Office of Civil Rights – Office of the Attorney General |
| Washington | Human Rights Commission |
| West Virginia | Human Rights Commission |
| Wisconsin | Equal Rights Division – Department of Workforce Development |
| Wyoming | Labor Standards Office – Department of Workplace Services |