Common use of FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Clause in Contracts

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. The County and the Union agree that no person employed or applying for employment with the County shall be unlawfully discriminated against by either party because of race, color, religion, mental or physical disability, medical condition, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex (including gender identity), sexual orientation, age (over 40), veteran's status, or any other non-merit factor except where such factors are determined to be bona fide occupational qualifications after consideration of reasonable accommodation factors in relation to the essential job duties of the position.