Salt Lake City Considering Antidiscrimination Ordinance to Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression

Salt Lake City Mayor, Ralph Becker, has declared his intention to deliver a nondiscrimination ordinance in mid-September that will recommend the adoption of an ordinance that will prohibit employers in Salt Lake City from discriminating against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of a person’s “actual or perceived [sexual] orientation” or a “person’s actual or perceived gender related identity.” The ordinances would potentially exempt small employers, religious organizations, and governmental entities.