The city hereby reconfirms its commitment to uphold, defend, enforce, and advocate for all laws related equal employment opportunity including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., 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, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., 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, being 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., which prohibits discrimination in federally assisted education programs;
(D) The Equal Pay Act of 1963, being 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., which covers all employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, being 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.. The Act forbids pay differentials on the basis of sex;
(E) The Age Discrimination Act of 1967, being 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq., which prohibits discrimination because of age against anyone between the ages of 40 and 65;
(F) Federal Executive Order 11246, dealing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, 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, being 29 U.S.C. §§ 794, and DOL Implementing Regulations at 29 C.F.R. part 32 which prohibits any discrimination based on disability;
(H) Section 167 of JTPA, being the Job Training Partnership Act codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq., and the U.S. DOL 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 subjected 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) Art. I, § 17—19 of the Illinois Constitution which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, national ancestry, disability and sex in the hiring and promotion practices of any employer; and
(J) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., which prohibits any discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of their disability.
(1994 Code, § 39.01) (Ord. 98-03, passed 3-23-1998)