For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMISSION. The Commission on Human Rights.
COMMISSIONER. A member of the Commission.
DISCRIMINATION. Any direct or indirect act or practice of exclusion, distinction, restriction, segregation, limitation, refusal, denial or any other act or practice or differentiation or preference in the treatment of a person or persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or age.
PERSON. Includes one or more individuals, labor unions, joint apprenticeship committees, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees in bankruptcy receivers or other legal or commercial entities; the city or any of its agencies.
(Prior Code, § 9.12.020) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976)