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J-4

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AGREEMENT

The Contractor hereby agrees:

(1) Not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or handicap, except as is otherwise provided by law.

(2) Implement an affirmative action employment program as defined in section 12-4-3 of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended, to ensure non-discrimination in employment under guidelines to be developed by the commission and approved by the City Council.

(3) To include in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or in behalf of the Contractor the words "Equal Opportunity Employer" or a symbol, approved by the Alexandria Human Rights Commission, meaning the same.

(4) To notify each labor organization or representative of employees with which said Contractor is bound by a collective bargaining agreement or other contract of the Contractor's obligations pursuant to this equal employment opportunity clause.

(5) To submit to the City Manager and the City's human rights administrator, upon request, no more frequently than annually, regular equal employment opportunity reports on a form to be prescribed by the City Manager.

(6) To make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped applicant or employee unless the Contractor can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the Contractor's business, factors to be considered include but are not limited to, the following:

A. the overall size of the Contractor's business with respect to the number of employees, the number and type of facilities and size of budget;

B. the type of the Contractor's operation, including the composition and structure of the

Contractor's work force; and C. the nature and cost of the accommodation needed.

Contractor may not deny any employment opportunity to a qualified handicapped employee or applicant if the basis for the denial is the need to make reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitations of the employee or applicant.

(7) To include the provisions in paragraphs (1) through (6) hereof in every subcontract so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor.

(8) In the event of the Contractor's non-compliance with any provision, upon a finding of such non-compliance by the City's Human Rights Commission and certification of such finding by the City Manager, the City Council may terminate or suspend or not renew, in whole or in part, this Contract.

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