OCRC MINUTES January 15, 2026 Page 1 of 69 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
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The Ohio Civil Rights Commission held its regular meeting on January 15, 2026 in Columbus, Ohio, with Chair Valerie Lemmie, Commissioner William Patmon III, Commissioner Vernon Sykes, and Commissioner Charlie Winburn present. The Commission approved the corrected minutes from the same date by 4–0 vote. The meeting addressed complainants' requests for reconsideration to vacate original no probable cause determinations and grant further investigation in at least 12 discrimination cases, including cases against the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Scarlet Manor Mobile Home, The Fritsche Corporation, Bostik, Hocking Hills State Lodge and Conference Center, and Signet Jewelers, among others.
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The Ohio Civil Rights Commission held a regular meeting on November 20, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Columbus, with Chair Valerie Lemmie and all five commissioners present. The Commission approved corrected minutes from October 30, 2025, by unanimous roll call vote (5–0). The meeting included consideration of multiple complainants' requests for reconsideration to vacate original "no probable cause" determinations and grant further investigation in cases including housing discrimination complaints, employment disputes, and civil rights matters filed across Ohio regional offices; one commissioner recused himself from participation in the Catherine Burns-Jordan v. State of Ohio case.
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