Minority Recruitment. The District will attempt to recruit and hire minority employees. The implementation of this policy may include advertising openings in minority publications, participating in minority job fairs, and recruiting at colleges and universities with significant minority enrollments. This policy, however, does not require or permit the District to give preferential treatment or special rights based on a protected status without evidence of past discrimination. LEGAL REF.:
Minority Recruitment. The District will attempt to recruit and hire minority employees. The implementation of this policy may include advertising openings in minority publications, participating in minority job fairs, and recruiting at colleges and universities with significant minority enrollments. This policy, however, does not require or permit the District to give preferential treatment or special rights based on a protected status without evidence of past discrimination. LEGAL REF.: Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §621 et seq. Americans With Disabilities Act, Title I, 42 U.S.C. §12111 et seq. Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. §1981 et seq. Equal Employment Opportunities Act (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq., 29 C.F.R. Part 1601. Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. §206(d). Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. §2000ff et seq. Immigration Reform and Control Act, 8 U.S.C. §1324a et seq. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §791 et seq. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq. Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. §2000e(k). Title IX of the Education Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., 34 C.F.R. Part 106. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (1994), 38 U.S.C. §§4301 et seq. Ill. Constitution, Art. I, §§17, 18, and 19. 105 ILCS 5/10-20.7, 5/10-20.7a, 5/10-21.1, 5/10-22.4, 5/10-23.5, 5/22-19, 5/24-4, 5/24-4.1, and 5/24-7. Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, 410 ILCS 130/40. Genetic Information Protection Act, 410 ILCS 513/25. Ill. Whistleblower Act, 740 ILCS 174/. Ill. Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5/1-103, 5/2-102, 5/2-103, and 5/6-101. Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 775 ILCS 35/5. Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, 820 ILCS 55/10. Employee Credit Privacy Act, 820 ILCS 70/. Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act, 820 ILCS 820 ILCS 75/. Ill. Equal Pay Act of 2003, 820 ILCS 112/. Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act, 820 ILCS 180/30. Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act, 820 ILCS 260. CROSS REF.: 2:260 (Uniform Grievance Procedure), 5:20 (Workplace Harassment Prohibited), 5:30 (Hiring Process and Criteria, 5:40 (Communicable and Chronic Infectious Disease), 5:50 (Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace; Tobacco Prohibition), 5:70 (Religious Holidays), 5:180 (Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity), 5:200 (Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal), 5:250 (Leaves of Absence), 5:270 (Employment, At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment...