Definitions for discrimination rules

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Discriminatory Practices. Practices that discriminate on the basis of a classification protected by any federal, State, or city law, including retaliation for opposing discrimination or participation in an investigation or proceeding that alleges discrimination. Discriminatory Practices in City Employment. Discriminatory practices that discriminate against a city employee, or applicant for city employment, on the basis of a classification protected by any federal, State, or city law, including practices that discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, handicapped status, marital status, or arrest and court record. The term further includes practices that discriminate on the basis of a classification protected by any federal or State law, including but not limited to laws that prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s: citizenship; ethnicity; disability; credit history or credit report; domestic or sexual violence victim status; gender identity or expression; transgender status; genetic information or refusal to submit to a genetic test; income assignment for child support; military or veteran status; national guard or military reserve participation; national origin; politics; pregnancy status; limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions; reproductive health decisions; or because the employee is breastfeeding or expressing breast milk at work. Discriminatory Practices in the Provision of City Programs and Services. Discriminatory practices that discriminate against a person accessing city programs and services or a person awarded, or being considered for the award of, a contract to provide services under a city program on the basis of a classification protected by any federal, State, or city law, including laws associated with the applicable city program or service. Nonability-Based Criteria. Criteria that are not substantially related to the ability of an individual to competently perform the duties of a position.