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

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. . �� . , , � 3 b. For an employment agency, because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, or national origin, to accord adverse, unlawful or unequal treatment to any person in connection with any application for employment, any referral, or any request for as- sistance in procurement of employees, or to accept any listing of employment on such a basis except where it is justified by a bona fide occupational qualification. c. For any labor organization, because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, or national origin, to deny full and equal membership rights to an applicant for membership or to a member; to expel, suspend �r otherwise discipline a member; or to accord ad- verse, unlawful or unequal treatment to any person with respect to his hiring, apprenticeship, training, tenure, compensation, upgrad- ing, layoff or any term or condition of employment. d. For any person to compel or coerce any person to engage in any of the aforesaid acts declared to be acts of discrimination. Section 3. Wherever religious organizations or bodie s are exempt from any of the provisions hereof, such exemption shall apply only to reli- gious qualifications for employment or residence in church owned or opera- ted property, and such organi2ations shall not be exempt from any provisions hereof relating to discrimination based upon ,�ace, color, ancestry, sex, or national origin. Section 4. Nothing herein shall preclude an employer from hiring or selecting between persons for (1) any reason except for the acts of discrim- ination prohibited hereby, or (2) a bona fide occupational qualification. Section 5. No matter shall be heard or complaint issued pursuant hereto if the matter has been previously considered by the State of Illinois Fair fimployment Practices Commission or the Federal Equal Employme nt Oppor- tunity Commission as a matter within their jurisdiction. Section 6. The provisions hereof shall be liberally construed accord- ing to the fair import of the terms therein contained to further the purposes and policy expressed. Section 7. Nothing herein shall be deemed to repeal, release or re- strict the existing powers of the Advisory Commission on Human Relations to work through conciliation, discussion and education to eliminate discrimina- tion in employment and all other matters. Section 8. Any person who discriminates or who commits any act of discrimination as provided herein is guilty of a violation hereof, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense.