Common use of Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements Clause in Contracts

Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements. (a) Contractor, in the performance of its obligations and duties in connection with the Projects, agrees as follows: (1) The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. The Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Owner setting forth the provisions of these nondiscrimination terms; (2) The Contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by Contractor in connection with this Agreement, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin; (3) The Contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by the agency contracting officer, advising the labor union or workers’ representative of the Owner’s commitments under Xxxxxxx 000 xx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. 00000 of September 24, 1965, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment; (4) The Contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor. (5) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the contracting agency and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders; (6) In the event of the Contractor’s noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this Agreement or with any of such rules, regulations, or orders, this Agreement may be cancelled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the Contractor may be declared ineligible for further government contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law; and (7) The Contractor will include the provisions of Article 25.19(a) above in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Xxxxxxx 000 xx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. 00000 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The above nondiscrimination terms, itemized in Article 25.19(a) above, shall also apply to handicap individuals. (b) Contractor shall include or cause these requirements, including the above nondiscrimination terms itemized in Article 25.19(a) above to be included in every contract or purchase order awarded in connection with the performance of this Agreement to all Contractor’s personnel (which includes all Contractor’s personnel, subconsultants and vendors of any tier who contract to perform any of Contractor’s obligations or duties hereunder), so that such provisions will be binding upon each of them, unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Xxxxxxx 000 xx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. 00000 of September 24, 1965. The Contractor shall expressly reserve the right to terminate any subcontract or purchase order for failure to comply with the requirements of Article 25.19(a) above, and in the event of a failure to comply hereunder, Contractor shall take or cause to be taken all such action with respect to any Contractor’s personnel, as the Owner may direct as a means of enforcing all provisions of Article 25.19(a) above. (c) Contractor confirms for itself and all Subcontractors that each of them who is an employer has an equal employment opportunity policy ensuring equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or handicap; and that Contractor and each of such Contractor’s personnel maintain no employee facilities segregated on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or handicap.