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6.1.E. - Page 23 <br /> 11. Non-Discrimination and Other Requiremen#s <br /> A. Section 504 applies only to Contractors who are providing senrices fo members of <br /> the public. Contractor shall comply with § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, <br /> which provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by <br /> reason of a disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits <br /> of, or be subjected to discrimination in the performance of this Agreement. <br /> B. General non-discrimination. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, <br /> religion, ancestry, gender� age (over 40), national origin, medical condition <br /> (cancer}, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or <br /> related medical condition, marital status, or political affiliation be denied any <br /> benefits or subject to discrimination under ti�is Agreement. <br /> C. Equa! employment opportunity. Contractor shall ensure equal employment <br /> opportunity based on objective standards of recruitment, classification, selectian, <br /> promotion, compensation, performance evaluation, and management relations for <br /> all employees under this Agreement. Contractors equal employment policies <br /> shall be made available to County of San Mateo upon request. <br /> D. Violation of Non-discrimination provisions. Violation of the non-discrimination <br /> provisions of this Agreement shall be considered a breach of this Agreement and <br /> subject the Contractor to penalties, to be determined by the County Manager. <br /> including but r�ot limited to <br /> i) termination of this Agreement; <br /> ii) disqualification of the Contractor from bidding on or �eing awarded a <br /> County contract for a period of up to 3 years; <br /> iii) liquidated damages of$2,5Q0 per violation; <br /> iv} imposition of other appropriate contractual and civil remedies aRd <br /> sanctions, as determined by the County Manager. <br /> To effectuate the provisions of this section, the County Manager shall have the <br /> authority to examine Contractor's employment records with respect to compliance with <br /> this paragraph and/or to set off all or any portion of the amount described in this <br /> paragraph against amounts due to Contractor under the Contract or any other <br /> Contract between Contractor and County. <br /> Contractor shall report to the County Manager the filing by any person in any court of <br /> any complaint of discrimination or the filing by any �erson of any and all charges with <br /> the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Fair Employment and Housing <br /> Commission or any other entity charged with the investigation of allegations within 30 <br /> days of such filing, provided that within such 30 days such entity has not notified <br /> Contractor that such charges are dismissed or othen�vise unfounded. Such noti�cation <br /> shall include the name of the complainant, a copy of such complaint, and a description <br /> of the circumstance. Contractor shall provide County with a copy of their response to <br /> the Complaint when filed. <br /> E. Compliance with Equa! Benefits Ordinance. With respect to the provision of <br /> employee bene�ts, Contractor shall comply with the County Ordinance which <br /> prohibits contractors from discriminating in the provision of err�ployee benefits <br /> City of Redwood City—A�reemenl—Page-5- <br />