Civil Rights Reporter 

Marilyn Tobocman was a Principal Assistant Attorney General who spearheaded complex civil rights cases and served as a mentor and teacher. In this edition of the “Civil Rights Reporter,” Sharon Tassie, Assistant Chief of the Ohio Attorney General’s Civil Rights Section, pays tribute

For Commissioner Juan Cespedes, the work of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission is a team effort to stop discrimination in Ohio and protect employees and employers. He was appointed to the commission on Feb. 26, 2016, to a term that will expire on July 29, 2020.

We’ve listed a few common questions we receive about various civil rights protections like animal assistants, property management issues, and more.

Ohio law makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an individual because of the person’s disability. (See Ohio Revised Code Section 4112.02(A)). In this case, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission looked at whether an employer had failed to engage in the interactive process when an employee with a disability sought an accommodation.

Help for Small Businesses, Part 3: The Administrative Appeal Process ​