(A) It is a prohibited, unlawful practice for an employer or employment agency:
(1) To fail or refuse to hire or to discharge an individual, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to his or her terms or conditions of employment, because of his or her race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation;
(2) To limit, segregate, or classify employees in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his or her status as an employee because of the individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation; and
(3) To cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an individual in violation of this section.
(4) For an employer, controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs, to discriminate against an individual because of the individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation in admission to or employment in any program established to provide such apprenticeship, training or retraining.
(5) For an employer, labor organization or employment agency to print, publish, or cause to be printed or published any notice, advertisement, classification, or referral for employment imposing any limitation, preference, or specification based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation, except that such notice, advertisement, classification, referral for employment may indicate such a limitation, preference or specification based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation when it is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment.
(B) It is an unlawful practice for a labor organization to exclude or to expel from its membership or to otherwise discriminate against a member or applicant for membership because of that individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation;
(C) Nothing herein prevents an employer from:
(1) Enforcing a written employee dress code policy;
(2) Enforcing a written drug code or policy; or
(3) Designating appropriate restroom and shower facilities.
(Ord. 2019-36, passed 10-1-19)