WAC 162-16-270   Employment agencies.  (1) It is an unfair practice for any employment agency to:

     (a) Handwrite, print, or circulate any interoffice or interagency communication, job order, advertisement, brochure, or notice which expresses overtly or subtly, directly or indirectly a preference, specification or limitation on the basis of protected status. An exception is if a bona fide occupational qualification applies (please see WAC 162-16-240).

     (b) Maintain, formally or informally, agency division titles that are not clearly neutral in terms of sex.

     (2) It is not an unfair practice for an employment agency to assist an employer in recruiting applicants based on protected status when:

     (a) The employer has a documented affirmative action plan; and

     (b) The employer's affirmative action plan is authorized or required by a governmental agency or court of competent authority and jurisdiction.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.60.120(3). 99-15-025, § 162-16-270, filed 7/12/99, effective 8/12/99.]