Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

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Anchorage Equal Rights Commission Who is protected? All Anchorage citizens, residents and visitors! We are committed to investigating and resolving your case at no charge!

Enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the areas of employment, housing, financing, public accommodations, education, and practices of the Municipality of Anchorage. The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission (AERC) was established in the Anchorage Charter in 1975 and is the municipal law enforcement agency charged with preventing and eliminating unlawful discrimination under Title 5 of the Anchorage Municipal Code. The AERC also enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through a work-share agreement with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. What are the protected classes?

- Race
- Color
- Religion
- National Origin
- S*x
- Pregnancy
- S*xual Orientation
- Gender Identity
- Physical or Mental Disability
- Age
- Marital Status
- Parenthood
- Retaliation
- Familial Status

If you feel you have suffered discrimination at work, in your housing, at a local business, or at a school, financial institution, or government agency within the Municipality of Anchorage, please contact the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission at (907) 343-4342 or [email protected].

Address

632 W. 6th Avenue, Ste 110
Anchorage, AK
99501

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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