Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission

FREE FAIR HOUSING TRAINING

The NEOC will be conducting a 2-hour training on fair housing basics and reasonable accommodations in housing. This is a training meant for tenants, landlords, and anybody else, that will be presented casually and conversationally, with opportunity for Q&A at the very end. The training is aimed at population in the panhandle area in or around Scottsbluff or Gering, although due to the online format can be attended by anybody in the state who is interested. Live captioning available. WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 2025, 10am-12pm Mountain / 11am-1pm Central. WHERE: Online via Webex (free), register here: https://tinyurl.com/da4ek2hj

Can't attend? We arrange trainings or answer questions all year long. Contact us to schedule via our website https://neoc.nebraska.gov/

Our partners at the US EEOC are calling attention to disability discrimination protections this Mental Health Awareness Month. Disability discrimination is also illegal under state law in Nebraska, as well as under city ordinances in Omaha and Lincoln. If you have questions about disability discrimination or filing a complaint of discrimination in employment, housing, or public accommodations, you can contact us via web at
https://neoc.nebraska.gov/contact/contact.html
or call us at (402) 471-4895.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), you also have workplace privacy rights, and you may have a legal right to get reasonable accommodations that can help you perform and keep your job.

Our partners at the US EEOC are hosting a webinar on Equal Pay March 24th. Registration is free and open to all at the link below!

The EEOC will host a free webinar with EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows and Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels. Guest speaker, Lilly Ledbetter, will share her story and discuss the ongoing fight for .

https://eeoc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Pc6SDqwXSbyMYC1ABwwSTg

The 1976 Seventh Circuit case, Jenkins v. Blue Cross Mutual Hospital Insurance, Inc., is largely recognized as the first time the American justice system tied natural hair discrimination and illegal race discrimination together. In 2020 the Nebraska Legislature passed, and Governor Ricketts signed, LB 451 for our state acknowledging race is inclusive of characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, and protective hairstyles including braids, locks and twists.

This Black History Month, we encourage you to reach out to our agency if you believe you have been discriminated against at work because of your protective hair or hairstyle, or if you've been discriminated against in housing, public accommodations, or employment for any other protected class reason covered under Nebraska law. https://neoc.nebraska.gov/contact/contact.html

NEOC By submitting this inquiry, you are requesting information. You may choose to start the complaint process by submitting the inquiry below, or you may contact us by telephone, mail, or in person. It is a good idea to review the File a Complaint and Frequently Asked Questions before you get started.

Please be advised the January 2022 Commission meeting scheduled for January 21, 2022, has been canceled. Any cases scheduled for this meeting will be moved to the next scheduled meeting.

On this day the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commissioners and staff reflect on the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the legacy and example he left to us of shining a light on injustice, and standing strong to do important work.

Have you experienced discrimination? The first step to filing a complaint so our agency can investigate is to go through our intake process. You can get that started by calling us at (402)471-4895 or by visiting our website at https://neoc.nebraska.gov/contact/contact.html

The Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission will not be holding its regular June meeting on June 18, 2021, since state offices are closed due to the new federal and state holiday of Juneteenth. However, the NEOC will be holding an emergency meeting at 9:30am on June 18, 2021, for the sole purpose of addressing a public hearing result. This meeting will be held via teleconference and can be attended by the public by calling (408)418-9388 with access code 1461299875.

NEOC's May Commission Meeting will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at the Omaha State Office Building, 1313 Farnam St, 1st Floor Conference Room. Find the Webex connection information for safe home listening if you prefer, additional meeting information, and the meeting agenda at our website:

NEOC The May Commission Meeting will be held in the first floor conference room at at 1313 Farnam Street in Omaha. The Meeting will be held on May 21, 2021 at 9:00 AM.