a. It is an unlawful practice for an employer:
1. To fail or refuse to hire, or to discharge or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment; and,
2. To limit, segregate, classify or otherwise discriminate against his employees in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee because of the individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age over forty (40) or because the person is a qualified individual with a disability.
b. It is an unlawful practice for any employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual, or to classify or refer for employment any individual for reasons as set forth in the definition of discrimination as defined in this Subchapter.
c. It is an unlawful practice for any person or organization:
1. To exclude or to expel from its membership, or otherwise discriminate as defined in this Subchapter, against any individual;
2. To limit, segregate or classify, or otherwise discriminate against its membership, or to classify or fail or refuse to refer for employment any individual in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee or as an applicant for employment; and,
3. To cause or attempt to cause any employer to discriminate against any individual in violation of this Subchapter.
d. It is an unlawful practice for any employer, labor organization or employment agency to print, publish or circulate, or cause to be printed, published or circulated, any notice or advertisement relating to employment by such an employer, or membership in, or any classification or referral for employment by such labor organization, or any classification or referral for employment by such labor organization, or any classification or referral for employment by such an employment agency indicating any preference, limitation, specification or other type discrimination, except that such a notice or advertisement may indicate that such a preference, limitation, specification or discrimination is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment.
e. It is an unlawful practice for any employer, labor organization, or other person controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs, to discriminate against any individual in admission to or employment in any program established to provide such apprenticeship, training or retraining.
f. It is an unlawful practice for any person:
1. To retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because he has opposed a practice declared unlawful by this Subchapter, or because he has filed a complaint, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding, hearing or conference under this Subchapter;
2. To aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce any person to engage in any of the practices prohibited by this Subchapter, or to obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this Subchapter or any order issued thereunder; and,
3. To resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the Commission, or any of its members, representatives and agents in the lawful performance of their duties under this Subchapter.
(Ord. BG2003-53, 10/7/2003)