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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Ind. Law - Indianapolis City-County Council approves Proposal 622, the Human Rights Ordinance, this evening

The Indianapolis City-County Council last evening approved Proposal 622, the Human Rights Ordinance. According to the side-bar to this story in the Indianapolis Star today:

Anti-discrimination measure: Sexual orientation and gender identity will be added to the list of classes, such as race, religion and gender, specifically protected from discrimination in the workplace and housing market. City and state government hiring policies already include such protections. The ordinance extends them to any business with six or more employees, excluding religious institutions and certain nonprofits.

What's next: The changes adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the city's human rights ordinance will go into effect as soon as Mayor Bart Peterson signs off on them, which he plans to do this week.

Here is the text of the revised ordinance.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 20, 2005 08:04 AM
Posted to Indiana Law