§ 3-1. Employment.

Except where a particular occupation or position reasonably requires, as an essential qualification, the employment of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental capability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV or AIDS status and that qualification is not adopted as a means of circumventing the purpose of this article, it is an unlawful employment practice:

(1) for any employer to discriminate against an individual with respect to hire, tenure, promotion, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment;

(2) for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to practice discrimination by denying or limiting through a quota system or otherwise, employment or membership opportunities to any group or individual;

(3) for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization, before employing an individual or admitting an individual to membership, to:

(i) make any inquiry about or record of an applicant's race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV or AIDS status, except as authorized or ordered by the Commission;

(ii) use any form of application for employment or membership that contains questions or entries about race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV or AIDS status, except as authorized or ordered by the Commission; or

(iii) cause to be printed, published, or circulated any notice or advertisement relating to employment or membership that indicates any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV or AIDS status;

(4) for any employment agency to practice discrimination by failing or refusing properly to classify an individual or to refer him for employment;

(5) for any labor organization to discriminate against any individual by limiting, segregating, or classifying its membership in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive such individual of employment opportunities or would limit his employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee or as an applicant for employment or would affect adversely his wages, hours, or employment conditions;

(6) for any labor organization or employers' association established for the purpose of training apprentice candidates, acting individually or jointly, to discriminate against any person with respect to admission or membership, or with respect to terms, conditions of employment or training, placement, or any other benefits;

(7) for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to discriminate against any individual because he has sought psychiatric help; or

(8) for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to willfully and repeatedly use an individual's incorrect name or pronouns after being clearly informed of the individual's correct name or pronouns, unless otherwise required by law.