Section 4-601. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

 

601.1It is the policy of the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights and the Commission on Human Rights that all cable franchisees shall do the following:

 

(a)Seek and employ qualified minority personnel in all of its facilities and at all of its locations;

 

(b)Provide equal opportunity for employee advancement, including upward mobility; promotion; elective, mandatory, and on-the-job training, and apprenticeship programs in accordance with the Cable Television Act of 1981, Title 34, Chapter 12, D.C. Official Code (2001); and

 

(c)Administer these activities in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliations, and physical handicap.

 

601.2The Office of Human Rights and the Commission on Human Rights Employment Guidelines, Chapter 5, 33 DCR 3114 (May 23, 1986) are incorporated by reference into this chapter and shall apply to the cable television industry in the District of Columbia.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 7187 (September 30, 1988).