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Appendix
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
Table of Contents A B CD E F H I J K L TableofContents G
15. Religion
a. The City prohibits treating individuals less favorably because of their religious beliefs or
lack thereof.
16. Sexual Orientation
a. The City prohibits treating individuals less favorably because of their romantic and sexual
attraction to persons who are female, male, transgender or other designation.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQ)
BFOQs are protected traits such as age and gender that employers are permitted to consider when
making employment decisions because it has been demonstrated that those particular traits are
necessary to the normal operation of their particular business. An example of a BFOQ is mandatory
retirement ages for airline pilots.