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Title 18
Chapter 18.02
Section 18.02.070
 

Title 18 Human Rights

Chapter 18.02 Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices

Section 18.02.070 Exemptions from Employment Discrimination

  1. This chapter does not apply to any religious or sectarian organization not organized for private profit.

  2. It is not a violation of this chapter for an employer, labor organization or local joint committee controlling apprentice training programs to select an apprentice on the basis of the ability to complete the required apprenticeship training before attaining the age of seventy years;

  3. It is not a violation of this chapter for an employer or labor organization to provide or make financial provisions for child-care services of a custodial or other nature to its employees or members who are responsible for a minor child, meaning having custody or legal guardianship of a minor child or acting in loco parentis to the child.

  4. The compulsory retirement of an employee at any age is not a violation of this chapter if lawful under state or federal law.

  5. It is not a violation of this chapter to act to accomplish the purposes and goals of an affirmative action plan of the employer, employment agency or labor organization.

  6. Discrimination on the basis of age shall not be applicable with respect to individuals who are under forty years of age.

Date Passed: Monday, March 27, 2017

Effective Date: Saturday, May 13, 2017

ORD C35485 Section 2