A. The City assumes no obligation to enforce the terms of this Ordinance, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a cause of action against the City.

B. The City Manager may, in their discretion, develop regulations interpreting this Ordinance and/or establishing complaint procedures within the City related to enforcement of this Ordinance. Pursuit of any such complaint procedure shall not be a prerequisite for asserting a claim hereunder in a court of law.

C. Any person claiming a violation of this Ordinance may bring an action against the employer in the Superior Court of the State of California to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance. The court is authorized to award, where appropriate, back pay, any other actual damages, reinstatement, injunction, punitive damages, and any other legal or equitable relief. Violations of this Ordinance are declared to irreparably harm the public and covered employees generally.

D. The Court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees and costs to any plaintiff who prevails in an action to enforce this Ordinance.

E. This Ordinance shall apply, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to any discharge, layoff or hiring decision made by any person after having received notice of the pendency of this Ordinance. (Ord. 6941-NS § 2 (part), 2006)