Recruiting methods for all job classifications shall not include a preference for a specific marital status. For example, an employer shall not advertise, "Excellent opportunity for a single person who enjoys travel" or "Stable, married person preferred."
Questions pertaining solely to marital status shall be eliminated from applications for employment, unless the employer can show a business necessity for the inquiry.
Decisions on hiring, promotion, compensation, lay-off, and other terms and conditions of employment shall not be related to marital status.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 4, r. 4-510