Iowans for an Effective Civil Rights Commission are a sub-group of Iowans Against Government Corruption, focusing primarily on gathering together Iowans who have had a terrible experience with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and State of Iowa enforcing the Iowa Civil Rights Act. We are working to expose the ineffectiveness of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.
– On average, more than half of the charges reviewed by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission are closed administratively, without the commencement of a formal investigation.
– The commission has recently come under criticism for employing a charge-processing mechanism that is unconstitutional and rigs the process in favor of business interests. In a national ranking done of Civil Rights agencies, the ICRC was ranked among the worst in the nation with a probable cause rate of 1.20% (Dini, Emir).
– The Iowa Civil Rights Commission has also attracted notoriety for overseeing one of the nations best labor markets (US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS), but also one of the most racially segregated (THE COURIER, BLEEDING HEARTLAND, IOWA POLICY PROJECT).
– In 2020, the Iowa Civil Rights Commission was sued in Federal Court under Title VI for its use of federal funds towards an investigatory process that contributes to discrimination and harassment within the state rather than its eradication (LAW360).
THE COURIER. “Calls for board to Address Racial Employment gap” – via wcfcourier.com. https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/man-calls-for-board-to-address-racial-employment-gap/article_39ca13f2-7801-504f-a8e7-eb61a4f57376.html.
