For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Where terms are not defined in this section, they shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings or such as the context may imply.
DISCRIMINATION. Any difference in treatment based on a protected class as defined herein.
EMPLOYER. Any person employing one or more persons within the town and any person acting in the interest of an employer, directly or indirectly, including an employment agency. EMPLOYER shall include the town and any town contractor.
GENDER IDENTITY or EXPRESSION. Having or being perceived as having gender-related identity, expression, appearance, or behavior, whether or not that identity, expression, appearance, or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that individual at birth.
PROTECTED CLASS. Race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, National Guard or veteran status, religious belief or non-belief, age, or disability.
PROTECTED HAIRSTYLE. Any hairstyle, hair type, or hair texture historically associated with race such as, but not limited to, braids, locks, twists, tight coils or curls, cornrows, Bantu knots and afros.
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. Any place, facility, store or other establishment which supplies accommodations, goods, or services to the public or which solicits or accepts the patronage or trade of the public.
(Ord. passed 1-25-2023)