No. 96-1585. Argued: January 27, 1997. Decided: August 5, 1997. Rehearing en banc granted by order filed September 24, 1997. Published opinion filed August 5, 1997 is vacated. ARGUED: Jay Joseph Levit, LEVIT MANN, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellants. Jennifer Susan Goldstein, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. Beverly Agee Burton, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: C. Gregory Stewart, General Counsel, Gwendolyn Young