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compliance to be submitted to the Section 504 Coordinator, Department of Health Services, as soon as possible but not later than by the end of the current Fiscal Year. B. Non-Discrimination - General No person shall, on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, creed, color, disability, marital status, medical conditions, national origin, political or religious affiliation, race, sex, sexual orientation or any other non-job-related criteria be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits, or be subjected to discrimination under this Agreement. With respect to the provision of employee benefits, Contractor shall comply with the County Ordinance which, among other things, prohibits contractors from discriminating in the provision of employee benefits between an employee with a domestic partner and an employee with a.spouse. C. Non-Discrimination - Employment Contractor shall ensure equal employment opportunity based on objective standards of recruitment, selection, promotion, classification, compensation, performance evaluations, and management relations, for all employees under this Agreement. Contractor's equal opportunity employment policies shall be made available to County upon request. D. Penalty for Violation of the Non-Discrimination Provisions Violation of the non- discrimination provisions contained in this Section of this Agreement shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement and subject the Contractor to penalties, to be determined by the County Manager, at his sole discretion, including but not limited to any or all of the following: (1) Termination of this Agreement; (2) DisqualifiCation of the Contractor fi-om bidding on or being, awarded future County contract for a period of up to 3 years from the date of such breach; (3) Liquidated dam. ages of up to $2,500 per violation; (4) Imposition of other appropriate contractual and civil remedies and sanctions, as determined by the County Manager. To effectuate the provisions of this Section of this Agreement, the County Manager shall have the authority to: (1) Examine Contractor's employment records with respect to compliance with this Section of this Agreement; (2) Set offall or any portion of the amount described in this Section of this Agreement against amounts due to Contractor under the Agreement or any other agreement between the Contractor and County. Contractor shall report to the County Manager the filing by any person in any court of any complaint of discrimination or the filing by any person of any and all charges with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission or any other entity charged with the investigation of allegations of discrimination within 30 days of such filing, provided that within such 30 days such entity has not notified Contractor that such charges are dismissed or otherwise unfounded. Such notification shall include the name of the complainant, a copy of such complaint and a description of the circumstances. Contractor shall provide County with a copy of their response to any complaint when filed. 9. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND REPORTING Contractor agrees to ensure that all known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect are reported to a child protective agency. Contractor agrees to fully comply with the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, California Penal Code § 11164 et seq. Contractor will ensure that all known CS_Rosa Mendoza~viy Documents\CONTKACT~Fair Oaks~Fair Oaks agr~.wpd Page 5 of 20 form r~v. June 28, 2002