Minnesota Human Rights Act

Minnesota · Human Rights · §§ 363A.01 to 363A.50 · 44 sections

Overview

This act prohibits discrimination across the major areas of civil life — employment, housing and other real property, public accommodations, public services, education, credit, and business dealings — and includes specific protections for people with disabilities, along with defined exemptions for religious organizations, certain small landlords and owner-occupied housing, and other narrowly drawn circumstances. It establishes a state human rights agency headed by a commissioner, empowered to receive and investigate grievances, hold hearings, and issue enforceable orders, and it authorizes local human rights commissions to operate alongside it. Aggrieved parties may also bring private suits in district court, with provisions for judicial review and enforcement of agency orders, attorney's fees and costs, protection against reprisals, limits on waiver of rights, and liability for aiding and abetting discriminatory practices.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 440 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 643 F.3d 1031 - Torgerson v. City of Rochester

Sections covered

Minn. Stat. § 363A.01CITATION.50 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.02PUBLIC POLICY.15 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.03DEFINITIONS.70 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.04CONSTRUCTION AND EXCLUSIVITY.22 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.05DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.06POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.07LOCAL COMMISSIONS.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.08UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OR UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE.120 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.09UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.4 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.10REAL PROPERTY; DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION.3 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.11PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.14 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.12PUBLIC SERVICES.15 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.13EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.3 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.14AIDING AND ABETTING AND OBSTRUCTION.7 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.15REPRISALS.33 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.16CREDIT DISCRIMINATION.1 cite
Minn. Stat. § 363A.17BUSINESS DISCRIMINATION.9 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.19DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROHIBITED.1 cite
Minn. Stat. § 363A.20EXEMPTION BASED ON EMPLOYMENT.4 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.21EXEMPTION BASED ON REAL PROPERTY.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.22EXEMPTION BASED ON FAMILIAL STATUS IN HOUSING.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.23EXEMPTION BASED ON EDUCATION.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.24EXEMPTION BASED ON PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.1 cite
Minn. Stat. § 363A.25EXEMPTION BASED ON DISABILITY.2 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.26EXEMPTION BASED ON RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATION.5 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.28GRIEVANCES.29 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.29HEARINGS.8 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.30DISTRICT COURT, REVIEW ORDERS OF PANEL OR EXAMINER; ENFORCEMENT; MISDEMEANOR.1 cite
Minn. Stat. § 363A.31LIMITATIONS ON WAIVER.3 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.32DEPARTMENT ATTORNEY.1 cite
Minn. Stat. § 363A.33COURT ACTIONS, SUITS BY PRIVATE PARTIES, INTERVENTION, DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION, ATTORNEY'S FEES, AND COSTS.18 cites
Minn. Stat. § 363A.331ACTIONS INVOLVING ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESSIBILITY.1 cite
Minn. Stat. § 363A.34NOTICE OF APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.35ACCESS TO CASE FILES.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.36CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CONTRACTS.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.37CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.38MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.39AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING REGULATIONS.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.40RENTAL HOUSING PRIORITY; ACCESSIBLE UNITS.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.41CRIMINAL CODE; EFFECT.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.42PUBLIC RECORDS; ACCESSIBILITY.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.43CONTINUING EDUCATION; ACCESSIBILITY.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.44EQUAL PAY CERTIFICATE.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.50NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO TRANSPLANTS.

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