Attachment D Equal Benefits Ordinance~4.pdf

This document is an Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) Disclosure and Certification of Compliance form for the City of Long Beach, California, establishing nondiscrimination requirements for contractors and vendors awarded City contracts. The EBO applies to for-profit employers with City contracts valued at $100,000 or more for goods, services, public works, or construction projects, and to for-profit entities generating $350,000 or more in annual gross receipts from leasing City property under written agreements exceeding 29 days in any calendar year. Contractors must provide equal benefits to employees' spouses and domestic partners, including health benefits, bereavement leave, family medical leave, membership discounts, moving expenses, retirement benefits, and travel benefits. Contractors must certify compliance by completing the EBO Certification of Compliance Form before contract execution or obtain a City waiver.

Implementation timelines allow contractors to delay compliance under specified circumstances: up to two years if the contractor submits evidence of taking reasonable measures to comply; up to three months for incorporating nondiscrimination provisions into infrastructure; or upon expiration of current collective bargaining agreements. Contractors unable to provide domestic partner benefits after taking all reasonable measures may offer cash equivalents. Material breach of EBO requirements may result in contract cancellation, termination, suspension, disqualification from City contracting for three years, assessed liquidated damages deductible from payments due, or other legal remedies. The form requires contractor information, compliance questionnaire responses regarding employee benefits for spouses and domestic partners, provisional compliance details, required documentation submission, and authorized signature under penalty of perjury.