5256

COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

ANY PERSON TO CAUSE OR COERCE, OR ATTEMPT TO CAUSE OR
COERCE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, RETALIATION AGAINST ANY
PERSON BECAUSE SUCH PERSON HAS LAWFULLY OPPOSED ANY ACT
OR FAILURE TO ACT THAT IS A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE OR
HAS, IN GOOD FAITH, FILED A COMPLAINT, TESTIFIED,
PARTICIPATED OR ASSISTED IN ANY WAY IN ANY PROCEEDING OR
INVESTIGATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE, OR TO PREVENT ANY
PERSON FROM COMPLYING WITH THIS ARTICLE. IT SHALL ALSO
BE A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR ANY PERSON TO ASSIST
IN, COMPEL, OR COERCE THE DOING OF ANY ACT DECLARED TO BE
AN UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, OR TO
OBSTRUCT OR PREVENT ENFORCEMENT OR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, OR TO ATTEMPT DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO COMMIT ANY ACT DECLARED BY THIS ARTICLE TO
BE AN UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE.

(3)    IT SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR
ANY PERSON, EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION, OR EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY TO PRINT OR PUBLISH OR CAUSE TO BE PRINTED OR
PUBLISHED, ANY NOTICE OR ADVERTISEMENT RELATING TO
EMPLOYMENT BY SUCH EMPLOYER, OR MEMBERSHIP IN OR ANY
CLASSIFICATION OR REFERRAL FOR EMPLOYMENT BY SUCH LABOR
ORGANIZATION, OR RELATING TO ANY CLASSIFICATION OR
REFERRAL FOR EMPLOYMENT BY SUCH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY,
INDICATING ANY PREFERENCE, LIMITATION, OR SPECIFICATION
BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGIOUS CREED, ANCESTRY, NATIONAL
ORIGIN, AGE, SEX, OR MARITAL STATUS, EXCEPT THAT SUCH A
NOTICE OR ADVERTISEMENT MAY INDICATE A PREFERENCE,
LIMITATION OR SPECIFICATION WHICH IS A BONA FIDE
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT REASONABLY
NECESSARY TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE PARTICULAR
BUSINESS OR ENTERPRISE.

(4)    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
ARTICLE, IT SHALL NOT BE AN UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE
(I) FOR AN EMPLOYER TO HIRE AND EMPLOY EMPLOYEES, FOR AN
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TO CLASSIFY OR REFER FOR EMPLOYMENT ANY
INDIVIDUAL, FOR A LABOR ORGANIZATION TO CLASSIFY ITS
MEMBERSHIP OR TO CLASSIFY OR REFER FOR EMPLOYMENT ANY
INDIVIDUAL, OR FOR AN EMPLOYER, LABOR ORGANIZATION OR
JOINT LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTROLLING
APPRENTICESHIP OR OTHER TRAINING OR RETRAINING PROGRAMS,
TO ADMIT OR EMPLOY ANY INDIVIDUAL IN ANY SUCH PROGRAM, ON
THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGIOUS CREED, AGE, SEX,
MARITAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ANCESTRY IN THOSE
CERTAIN INSTANCES WHERE SUCH BASIS IS A BONA FIDE
OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION REASONABLY NECESSARY TO THE
NORMAL OPERATION OF THAT PARTICULAR BUSINESS OR
ENTERPRISE, AND (II) FOR A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION,
ASSOCIATION OR SOCIETY TO HIRE AND EMPLOY EMPLOYEES OF A
PARTICULAR RELIGION TO PERFORM PURELY RELIGIOUS
FUNCTIONS.

27-31. COMMISSION PANEL ON EMPLOYMENT; AUTHORITY;