Agmt10 CDBG County of San Mateo Department of Housing

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marital status, or political affiliation be denied any benefits or subject to discrimination under this Agreement. C. Equal employment opportunity. Contractor shall ensure equal employment opportunity based on objective standards of recruitment, classification, selection, promotion, compensation, performance evaluation, and management relations for all employees under this Agreement. Contractor's equal employment policies will be made available to County of San Mateo upon request. D. Violation of Non - discrimination provisions. Violation of the non - discrimination provisions of this Agreement shall be considered a breach of this Agreement and subject the Contractor to penalties, to be determined by the County Manager, including but not limited to i) termination of this Agreement; ii) disqualification of the Contractor from bidding on or being awarded a County contract for a period of up to 3 years; iii) liquidated damages of $2,500 per violation; iv) imposition of other appropriate contractual and civil remedies and sanctions, as determined by the County Manager. To effectuate the provisions of this section, the County Manager shall have the authority to examine Contractor's employment records with respect to compliance with this paragraph and /or to set off all or any portion of the amount described in this paragraph against amounts due to Contractor under the Contract or any other Contract between 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 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission or any other entity charged with the investigation of allegations 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 will include the name of the complainant, a copy of such complaint, and a description of the circumstance. Contractor shall provide County with a copy of its response to the Complaint when filed. E. Compliance with Equal Benefits Ordinance. With respect to the provision of employee benefits, Contractor shall comply with the County Equal Benefits Ordinance, which prohibits contractors from discriminating in the provision of employee benefits between an employee with a domestic partner and an employee with a spouse. F. Contractor shall comply fully with the non - discrimination requirements required by 41 CFR 60- 741.5(a), which is incorporated herein as if fully set forth. 12. Compliance with Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance. Contractor shall comply with the County Ordinance with respect to provision of jury duty pay to its employees and have and adhere to a written policy that provides that its employees shall receive from the Contractor, on an annual basis, no less than five days of regular pay for actual jury service in San Mateo County. The policy may provide that employees deposit any fees received for such jury service with the Contractor or that DOH Rev. September. 2010 FOCC $15,000 CDBG Page 6 of 21 4