Extends anti-discrimination protections to D.C. court and public defender employees.
This bill would give anti-discrimination protections to non-judge staff of D.C. courts and employees of the D.C. Public Defender Service. It would add them to the D.C. Human Rights Act. This gives them the same protections against unfair treatment as many other D.C. government workers. These changes would apply to complaints filed after the bill becomes law.
Currently, nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service are not explicitly covered by the District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 1977. This bill would explicitly include these employees, giving them legal protections against discrimination. It would also ensure their complaints are handled under the Human Rights Act, rather than separate government agency procedures.
HR 7020 · 119th Congress · January 12, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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