93-91 AMENDING CITY CODE - HUMAN RIGHTS

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. , . E. For any public employer to refuse to permit a public employee under its jurisdiction who takes time off from work in order to practice his or her religious beliefs to engage in work, during hours other than such employee' s regular working hours, consistent with the operational needs of the employer and in order to compensate for work time lost for such religious reasons. Any employee who elects such deferred work shall be compensated at the wage rate which he or she would have earned during the originally scheduled work period. The employer may require that an employee who plans to take time off from work in order to practice his or her religious beliefs provide the employer with a notice of his or her intention to be absent from work not exceeding five (5) days prior to the date of absence. F . For any employer , employment agency or labor organization to discriminate against a person on the basis of age in the selection, referral for or conduct of apprenticeship or training programs. G. For an employer to request for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 1324a (b) of Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter amended, more or different documents than are required under such Section or to refuse to honor documents tendered that on their face reasonably appear to be genuine. It is not a human rights violation for an employer to take any action that is required by Section 1324a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter amended. H. Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is a human rights violation for any employer , employment agency or labor organization to inquire into or to use arrest information or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed or impounded under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act as a basis to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms, privileges or conditions of employment. This Section does not prohibit a State agency, unit of local government or school district, or private organization from utilizing conviction information obtained from the Department of State Police under the provisions of Section 3 of the Criminal Identification Act in evaluating the qualifications and character of an employee or a prospective employee. Section 6-3 . Nothing contained in this Article shall prohibit an employer, employment agency or labor organization from: A. Hiring or selecting between persons for bona fide occupational qualifications or any reason except those human rights violations specifically identified in this Article. 14