(a) It shall be unlawful for an Employer or any other person to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right protected under this Article 32.
(b) It shall be unlawful for an Employer to discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend, or otherwise take adverse employment action against any person on the basis of Caregiver status or in retaliation for exercising rights protected under this Article 32. Such rights include but are not limited to:
(1) the right to a Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement under this Article;
(2) the right to request reconsideration of the denial of a request for a Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement under this Article;
(3) the right to file a complaint with the Agency alleging a violation of any provision of this Article;
(4) the right to inform any person about an Employer’s alleged violation of this Article;
(5) the right to cooperate with the Agency or other persons in the investigation or prosecution of any alleged violation of this Article;
(6) the right to oppose any policy, practice, or act that is unlawful under this Article; or
(7) the right to inform any person of his or her rights under this Article.
(Added as Administrative Code Sec. 12Z.7 by Ord. 209-13, File No. 130785, App. 10/9/2013, Eff. 11/8/2013, Oper. 1/1/2014; amended by Ord. 39-22, File No. 211296, App. 3/14/2022, Eff. 4/14/2022, Oper. 7/13/2022; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)