The City Of Austin Equal Employment And Fair Housing Office (Ee/fho) Non-Discrimination Certification printable pdf download

City of Austin, Texas

Section 0800

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT/FAIR HOUSING OFFICE

NON-DISCRIMINATION CERTIFICATION

City of Austin, Texas

Human Rights Commission

To: City of Austin, Texas, (“OWNER”)

I hereby certify that our firm conforms to the Code of the City of Austin, Section 5-4-2 as reiterated below:

Chapter 5-4. Discrimination in Employment by City Contractors.

Sec. 4-2 Discriminatory Employment Practices Prohibited. As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

employer, the Contractor will conduct its personnel activities in accordance with established federal, state and

local EEO laws and regulations and agrees:

(B)

(1)

Not to engage in any discriminatory employment practice defined in this chapter.

(2)

To take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated

during employment, without discrimination being practiced against them as defined in this chapter.

Such affirmative action shall include, but not be limited to: all aspects of employment, including

hiring, placement, upgrading, transfer, demotion, recruitment, recruitment advertising; selection for

training and apprenticeship, rates of pay or other form of compensation, and layoff or termination.

(3)

To post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to

be provided by OWNER setting forth the provisions of this chapter.

(4)

To state in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the

Contractor, that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to

race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran

status, sex or age.

(5)

To obtain a written statement from any labor union or labor organization furnishing labor or service

to Contractors in which said union or organization has agreed not to engage in any discriminatory

employment practices as defined in this chapter and to take affirmative action to implement policies

and provisions of this chapter.

(6)

To cooperate fully with OWNER’s Human Rights Commission in connection with any investigation

or conciliation effort of said Human Rights Commission to ensure that the purpose of the provisions

against discriminatory employment practices are being carried out.

(7)

To require compliance with provisions of this chapter by all subcontractors having fifteen or more

employees who hold any subcontract providing for the expenditure of $2,000 or more in connection

with any contract with OWNER subject to the terms of this chapter.

For the purposes of this Bid and any resulting Contract, Contractor adopts the provisions of the City’s

Minimum Standard Nondiscrimination Policy set forth below.

City of Austin

Minimum Standard Non-Discrimination in Employment Policy:

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, the Contractor will conduct its personnel activities

in accordance with established federal, state and local EEO laws and regulations.

The Contractor will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color,

national origin, sex, age, religion, veteran status, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation. This

policy covers all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, upgrading, transfer, demotion,

recruitment, recruitment advertising, selection for training and apprenticeship, rates of pay or other forms of

compensation, and layoff or termination.

Section 0800, Non-Discrimination Certification

Revised 04/01/2011

The City Of Austin Equal Employment And Fair Housing Office (Ee/fho) Non-Discrimination Certification

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