Minnesota Administrative Rules

7520.0350 PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.

Subpart 1.

In general.

No person shall be discriminated for or against in such matters as recruitment, examination, appointment, tenure, compensation, classification, or promotion, or in such matters as conditions, facilities, or privileges of employment because of race, color, political affiliation, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sex, membership or activity in a local commission, or sexual orientation. Any person aggrieved by a violation of these prohibitions may file a complaint under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363, or may file a discrimination complaint under the local agency's internal complaint process.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 14 SR 1008]

Subp. 2a.

Affirmative action plan.

Each local agency shall have an affirmative action plan for employees covered by parts 7520.0100 to 7520.1100. The plan must contain, at a minimum, the following:

A.

a policy defining and prohibiting discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment;

B.

an internal discrimination complaint policy and procedure that includes notification of the Department of Human Services Office for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Civil Rights of complaints that are brought and their resolution;

C.

provision for appointment of a person to provide liaison between the local agency and the Department of Human Services Office for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Civil Rights and to have responsibility for implementation of the local agency's plan;

D.

provision for notification of the Department of Human Services Office for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Civil Rights of periodic hiring goals established by the local agency, for expanded certification purposes; and

E.

provision for compliance with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits discrimination against disabled employees or job applicants.

These requirements may be incorporated as part of a countywide affirmative action plan or provided as an addendum to the plan.

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 14 SR 1008]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 12.22

History:

14 SR 1008; 18 SR 2278; 23 SR 82; 26 SR 812

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007