规则 of Professional Conduct

规则9.1: Discrimination in Employment

A lawyer shall not discriminate against any individual in conditions of employment because of the individual’s race, color, 宗教, 国家的起源, 性, 年龄, 婚姻状况, 性取向, 家庭责任, 或者身体残疾.

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   [1] This provision is modeled after the D.C. 人权法案，D.C. 法典§2-1402.11 (2001), though in some respects is more limited in scope. There are also provisions of federal law that contain certain prohibitions on discrimination in employment. The Rule is not intended to create ethical obligations that exceed those imposed on a lawyer by applicable law.
   [2] The investigation and adjudication of discrimination claims may involve particular expertise of the kind found within the D.C. Office of Human Rights and the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Such experience may involve, 除此之外, methods of analysis of statistical data regarding discrimination claims. 这些机构也有, in appropriate circumstances, the power to award remedies to the victims of discrimination, such as reinstatement or back pay, which extend beyond the remedies that are available through the disciplinary process. Remedies available through the disciplinary process include such sanctions as disbarment, 悬架, 谴责, 和警告, but do not extend to monetary awards or other remedies that could alter the employment status to take into account the impact of prior acts of discrimination.
   [3] If proceedings are pending before other organizations, such as the D.C. Office of Human Rights or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the processing of complaints by Disciplinary Counsel may be deferred or abated where there is substantial similarity between the complaint filed with Disciplinary Counsel and material allegations involved in such other proceedings. 看到 §19(d) of Rule XI of the 规则 Governing the District of Columbia 酒吧.