§ 27-9. Exemptions.

(a)

The provisions of this article prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion shall not apply to a corporation, association, educational institution, or society that is exempt from the religious discrimination provisions of title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 pursuant to section 702(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1(a)), or as such section may hereafter be amended. Any such corporation, association, educational institution, or society may limit its employment and membership to persons of the same religion or may give preference to any such person. However, that corporation, association, educational institution or society shall not restrict employment based on other categories protected under this chapter.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, it shall not be a discriminatory practice under this article for a school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning to hire and employ individuals of a particular religion if such school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning is, in whole or in substantial part, owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association, or society, or if the curriculum of such school, college, university, or other educational institution or institution of learning is directed toward the propagation of a particular religion.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, it shall not be a discriminatory practice under this article for an employer, employment agency, labor organization to:

(1)

Take or fail to take any action on the basis of age, race, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or sexual orientation in those certain instances in which age, race, color, religion, national origin, absence of a particular disability, marital status, familial status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression are bona fide occupational qualifications reasonably necessary for the performance of the particular employment to which such action or inaction is related.

(2)

Observe the terms of a bona fide seniority system, a bona fide employee benefit plan such as a retirement, pension, or insurance plan, or a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, which is not designed, intended, or used to evade the purposes of this article. However, no such employee plan or system which measures earnings shall excuse the failure to hire, and no such seniority system, employee benefit plan, or system which measures earnings shall excuse the involuntary retirement of, any individual on the basis of any factor not related to the ability of such individual to perform the particular employment for which such individual has applied or in which such individual is engaged. This subsection (2) shall not be construed to make unlawful the rejection or termination of employment when the individual applicant or employee has failed to meet bona fide requirements for the job or position sought or held or to require any changes in any bona fide retirement or pension programs or existing collective bargaining agreements during the life of the contract, or for two (2) years after October 1, 1981, which occurs first, nor shall this article preclude such physical and medical examinations of applicants and employees as an employer may require of applicants and employees to determine fitness for the job or position sought or held.

(3)

Give and act upon the results of any professionally developed or validated ability test, provided that such test, its administration, or action upon the results, is not designed, intended, or used to discriminate because of age, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, familial status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.

(4)

Take or fail to take any action on the basis of age, pursuant to law or regulation governing any employment or training program designed to benefit individuals of a particular age group.

(5)

Take or fail to take any action on the basis of marital status if that status is prohibited under its anti-nepotism policy.

(Ord. No. 2015-50, § 2, 8-17-15)