The following words and phrases, when appearing in this ordinance,
shall have the meanings given to them under this section:
DISCRIMINATION
Any discriminatory act(s) taken by any person, employer,
entity, employment agency, or labor organization, with respect to
or involving a transaction related to employment or public accommodations,
on the basis of a person's actual or perceived race, color, religious
creed, ancestry, sex, national origin, handicap or use of guide or
support animals because of blindness, deafness or physical handicap
of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support
or guide animals, or because of an individual's sexual orientation,
gender identity or gender expression.
DISCRIMINATORY ACTS
All acts or actions defined in the Pennsylvania Human Relations
Act as unlawful discriminatory practices as related to employment,
public accommodations, publicly offered commercial property or housing
accommodations on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religious
creed, ancestry, sex, national origin, handicap or use of guide or
support animals because of blindness, deafness or physical handicap
of the user or because the user is a handler or trainer of support
or guide animals, or because of an individual's sexual orientation,
gender identity or gender expression. The below rights are hereby
recognized as and declared to be civil rights, which shall be enforceable
as set forth in Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
(1)
EMPLOYMENTThe opportunity for an individual to obtain employment for which he is qualified.
(2)
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONThe opportunity for an individual to access food, beverages, lodging, resort or amusement which is open to, accepts or solicits the patronage of the general public, but shall not include any accommodations that are in their nature distinctly private.
EMPLOYEE
Does not include any individuals who, as a part of their
employment, reside in the personal residence of the employer.
EMPLOYER
Any person who employs four or more employees, including
the Township, its departments, boards and commissions, and any other
government agency within the jurisdiction of the Township, save those
of any government agency whose laws may be deemed preemptive of this
ordinance.
GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION
Self-perception, or perception by others, as male or female,
including an individual's appearance, behavior, or physical characteristics,
that may be in accord with, or opposed to, one's physical anatomy,
chromosomal sex, or assigned sex at birth, and that shall include,
but is not limited to, persons who are undergoing or who have completed
sex reassignment, are transgender, or are gender-variant.
ORDINANCE
This ordinance, which shall be referred to as the "Springfield
Township Human Relations Ordinance."
PERSON
Any natural person, fraternal, civic or other membership
organization, corporation, general or limited partnership, proprietorship,
limited-liability company, or similar business organization, including
the Township, its departments, boards and commissions, and any other
for-profit and nonprofit organization.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Springfield, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.