(A) (1) For the purpose of this section, the term MINORITY will refer to American Indians, Asians, Blacks or Hispanics, or to such protected classes as youth, elderly, women or persons with disabilities.
(2) The city hereby declares to uphold, defend, enforce and advocate for all laws related to equal employment opportunity including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in the participation in or benefits of programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance on the basis of race, color or national origin;
(b) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in all employment practices including hiring, firing, promotions, compensation and other terms, privileges and conditions of employment;
(c) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination in federally assisted education programs;
(d) The Equal Pay Act of 1963, which covers all employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Act forbids pay differentials on the basis of sex;
(e) The Age Discrimination Act of 1967, which prohibits discrimination because of age against anyone between the ages of 40 and 65;
(f) Federal Executive Order 11246, which requires every contract with federal financial assistance to contain a clause against discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin;
(g) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and POL Implementing Regulations at 29 C.F.R. part 32, which prohibits any discrimination based on disability;
(h) Section 188 of WIA and the U.S. POL Regulations at 29 C.F.R. parts 31 and 32, which provides that no person in the United States shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin, under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Labor;
(i) Ch. 68, Art. I, §§ 17 through 19, of the state’s Constitution, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, national ancestry, disability and sex in the hiring and promotion practices of any employer;
(j) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which with disabilities on the basis of their disability; and
(k) The state’s Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military service in connection with employment, real estate transactions, access to financial credit and the availability of public accommodations.
(B) The city will assure non-discriminatory employment practices in recruitment, recruitment advertising, employment, placement, layoff or termination, promotion, demotion or transfer, rate of pay or other forms of compensation and use of facilities.
(C) The city will not contract with other agencies, banks, businesses, vendors and the like, who practice or establish a pattern of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, sexual orientation or unfavorable discharge from military.
(D) The city will incorporate into any contract for construction work, or modification thereof, subject to the relevant rules, regulations and orders of the Secretary of Labor or of any prior authority that remains in effect, which is paid in whole or in part with the aid of such financial assistance, the following “Equal Opportunity Clause”: