§ 4.401

Sec. 4.401.

All City departments shall comply with applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws and with the City’s anti-discrimination laws (including, but not limited to Chapter IV, Article 12 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code) and the City’s policies and directives regarding discrimination and harassment in letter and in spirit. To that end, City departments are charged with: (a) making decisions on employee selection, assignment, training, promotion, transfer, and discipline on work-related merit system principles; (b) ensuring that all employees are familiar with the City’s policies and directives through orientation and training; (c) establishing an internal discrimination and harassment complaint procedure which employees who believe they have a valid complaint may use in seeking timely, appropriate redress, and publicizing that procedure adequately; (d) providing prompt remediation and training when necessary; and (e) taking prompt and appropriate disciplinary action to punish noncompliance, including supervisory failure to ensure that City work environments are free from discrimination and harassment by other City employees or by patrons of City services and departments. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 170,391, Eff. 3-24-95. Amended by: 1st Unnumbered Para., Ord. No. 173,004, Eff. 2-3-00, Oper. 7-1-00.