EXHIBIT A - FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES ADDENDUM
<br />1. In the performance of this Agreement, ADMINISTERING AGENCY will not discriminate
<br />against any employee for employment on account of race, religious creed, color, national origin,
<br />ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital
<br />status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and
<br />veteran status. ADMINISTERING AGENCY will take affirmative action to ensure that employees
<br />are treated during employment without regard to their race, religious creed, color, national
<br />origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information,
<br />marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or
<br />military and veteran status. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
<br />employment; upgrading; demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or
<br />termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including
<br />apprenticeship. ADMINISTERING AGENCY shall post in conspicuous places, available to
<br />employees for employment, notices to be provided by STATE setting forth the provisions of this
<br />Fair Employment section.
<br />2. ADMINISTERING AGENCY, its contractor(s) and all subcontractors shall comply with the
<br />provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, 1290-0 et seq.), and the
<br />applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (Cal. Code Regs., Title 2, 11000, et seq.). The
<br />applicable regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission implementing
<br />Government Code section 12900(a-f), set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
<br />California Code of Regulations are incorporated into this AGREEMENT by reference and made
<br />a part hereof as if set forth in full. Each of the ADMINISTERING AGENCY'S contractors and all
<br />subcontractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor
<br />organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreements, as appropriate.
<br />3. ADMINISTERING AGENCY shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of
<br />this clause in all contracts and subcontracts to perform work under this AGREEMENT.
<br />4. ADMINISTERING AGENCY will permit access to the records of employment, employment
<br />advertisements, application forms, and other pertinent data and records by STATE, the State
<br />Fair Employment and Housing Commission, or any other agency of the State of California
<br />designated by STATE, for the purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with the Fair
<br />Employment section of this Agreement.
<br />5. Remedies for Willful Violation:
<br />(a) STATE may determine a willful violation of the Fair Employment provision to have occurred
<br />upon receipt of a final judgment to that effect from a court in an action to which
<br />ADMINISTERING AGENCY was a party, or upon receipt of a written notice from the Fair
<br />Employment and Housing Commission that it has investigated and determined that
<br />ADMINISTERING AGENCY has violated the Fair Employment Practices Act.
<br />(b) For willful violation of this Fair Employment Provision, STATE shall have the right
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