Spokane Municipal Code

Title 18 Human Rights

Chapter 18.02 Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices

Section 18.02.010 Employment

1. No person shall discriminate by refusing to hire, employ or promote, by barring or discharging from employment, in compensation or terms, conditions or privileges of employment, unless discrimination results from a bona fide occupational requirement reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer’s business.

2. No person shall discriminate by printing or circulating, or by causing to be printed or circulated, any statement, advertisement or publication, or by using any employment application form, or by making an inquiry in connection with prospective employment which expresses, directly or indirectly, any discriminatory limitation or specification, unless such limitation or specification is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer’s business, or unless otherwise provided by state or federal law. 

3. No person shall discriminate by classifying or referring for employment, or by failing or refusing to refer for employment, or otherwise, unless such classification or referral results from a bona fide occupational requirement reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer’s business, or where such classification or referral is allowed under state or federal law;

Date Passed: Monday, March 27, 2017

Effective Date: Saturday, May 13, 2017

ORD C35485 Section 2