Commission and Court Decisions

+ For Decisions and Orders

Decision by Basis

• Age
• Ancestral Origin
• Association
• Color
• Conviction Status /Unlawful Questioning
• Disability
• Familial Status
• Gender Identity/Expression
• HIV Test Result
• Housing Status
• Marital Status
• Military Status
• Race
• Religion
• Retaliation
• Sex
• Sex - Harassment
• Sex - Pregnancy and Pregnancy Related Conditions
• Sexual Orientation
• Status as Victim of Domestic Abuse
• Trainers of Personal Assistive Animals

Decision by Type

• Credit and Lending
• Delivery of Services (Disability Only)
• Education (HIV Test Result; Limited Coverage Re: Disability)
• Employment
• Housing
• Public Accommodations

Decision by Issue

• Attorney's Fees
• Civil Penalty (Housing Only)
• Coercion, Threat, Initimidation, and Harassment
• Constitutional Issues
• Constructive Discharge
• Damages
• Disparate/Adverse Impact
• Disparatre Treatment
• First Amendment Protections
• Harassment
• Hostile Work Environment
• Liability - Aiding and Abetting
• Liability of Agent
• Liability of Individual
• Liability of Town
• Mixed Motive Analysis
• Other Issues
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Role of Hearing Officer
• Standard of Proof
• Termination
• Terms and Conditions (denial of promotion, unequal pay, terms of rental, etc.)

+ For Decisions on Motions

• Attorney's Fees
• Damages
• Discovery
• Motions to Dismiss
• Other Issues

+ For the Commission in the Courts

• Bankruptcy – Applicability of Automatic Stay to Commission Proceedings
• Disparate/Adverse Impact
• Disparate Treatment
• Hostile Work Environment
• Individual Liability
• Other
• Standard of Review on Appeal
• Subpoena - Motion To Quash
• Subpoena - Order of Contempt
• Termination

+ For Decisions on Requests for BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualification) Certification

Decision on the Request of University of Rhode Island for a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification for one position of Storekeeper

• Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) in employment - sex
• BFOQ - privacy interest
• BFOQ - no reasonable alternatives

Decision on the Re-Filed Request of Rhode Island College for a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification for Two Positions of Housekeeper

• Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) in employment - sex
• BFOQ - privacy interest
• BFOQ - no reasonable alternatives

+ For Decisions on Petitions for Declaratory Orders

Decision Denying Department of Administration’s Petition for Declaratory Order

+ For Decisions on Petitions for Action in Regulations