5634 AMENDING CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE WITHIN THE CITY

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. �- ' � � - - �, 2 d. "Employer" includes any pe rson within the City of Decatur who hires or employs any employee, and any per- son wherever situated who hires or employs any employee whose services are to be partially or wholly performed in the City of Decatur, but the term "employer" shall not in- clude any person with respect to the hiring or employment of a household domestic servant or any religious corpora- tion, association or society with respect to the hiring or employment of individuals of a particular religion, when religion shall be a bona fide occupational qualification for employment, provided such selection is not based on race, color, sex, ancestry, or national origin. e. "Employee" includes any and all persons who perform services for any employer for compensation, whether in the form of wages, salary, commission, or otherwise . f. "Employment" means the state of being employed as an employee by an employer. ' g. "Employment Agency" means any person regularly � undertaking, with or without compensation, to procure ern- ployees for an employer or to procure for employees oppor- tunities to work for an employer . h. "Labor Organization" includes any person, employ2e representation committee, or plan in which employees parti- cipate, and w�ich exists wholly or in part for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor dis- s r o dition utes wages rates of pay, hours or other term o c n P > > of employment and shall include without limitation any con- ference, general committee, joint board, or joint council. Section 2. It shall be a violation of the provisions hereof to discriminate or to commit an act of discrimination. Without limitation, the following are declared to be acts of discrimination: a. For an employer, because of race, color, creed, reli- gion, ancestYy, sex, or national origin, to fail or refuse to hire; to discharge an employee ; or to accord adverse, unlawful or unequal treatment to any person or employee with respect to application, hiring, training, apprenticeship, tenure, promo- tion, upgrading, com pensation, layoff, discharge, or any term or condition of employment.