Public Data Tool Terms/Filters
MDCR is an administrative agency with the authority to investigate and enforce civil rights laws. More information about our enforcement process can be found on our Enforcement & Investigation page.
- People who contact MDCR to file a complaint are referred to as “Claimants.” Businesses and organizations complaints are made against are referred to as “Respondents.”
- “Areas of Complaint” include Education, Employment, Housing, Law Enforcement and Public Accommodation/Public Service.
- “Certified Complaints” are prepared documents signed and dated by Claimants which have entered the Investigation process.
- “Non-Certified Complaints” have not been signed and dated by Claimants, have untimely incidents of alleged discrimination or otherwise lack jurisdiction for MDCR to process.
- A complaint may have multiple issues with more than one basis. Complaint basis data displayed in this tool reflects the number of times the basis was alleged for the filtered time period, not the total number of complaints.
- Settlement Award Amounts displayed in this tool do not include cases withdrawn from MDCR by claimants.
- Location filters are based on the Requestor/Claimant address. Some pages for Complaint cases can be filtered by Respondent location.
- Location filters display data for Michigan Regions, Counties and Cities.