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8. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. <br />A. Affirmative Action in Employment <br />1. Recipient shall comply with the Affirmative Action Program and Equal <br />Employment requirements of the City, State and Federal Government. <br />2. During the performance of this Agreement, Recipient agrees as follows: <br />a. Recipient will not discriminate against any employee or applicant <br />for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual <br />orientation, handicap, age, or national origin. Recipient will take <br />affirmative action to ensure that applicants for employment are <br />employed, and that employees are treated during employment, <br />without regard to their race, color, religion, handicap, sex, sexual <br />orientation, age, or national origin. Such action shall include but <br />not be limited to the following: employment; upgrading; demotion <br />or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or <br />termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and <br />selection from training, including apprenticeship. <br />Recipient will incorporate the above Affirmative Action provisions <br />in all consultants for services covered by this Agreement. <br />B. Minority and Female-owned Business Enterprises <br />In connection with the performance of this Agreement, Recipient shall <br />comply with the City and Federal Governments' current policies and use <br />its best efforts to obtain the maximum utilization of minority-owned busi- <br />ness enterprises based in San Leandro and ensure that minority and <br />female-owned enterprises based in San Leandro shall have maximum <br />practicable opportunity for subcontractor work under this Agreement. <br />2. Recipient shall insert similar provisions in all subcontracts for work <br />covered by this Agreement. <br />C. General Employment Provisions Relating to Handicap/Disability Discrimination <br />for CDBG Contractors <br />1. General prohibitions against employment discrimination. <br />a) No qualified individual with a handicap or a disability shall, solely <br />on the basis of such handicap or disability., be subjected to <br />Exhibit E Page 3 of 10 <br />