EXAMPLE 1: " Respondent ABC Employer refused to hire me based on my race. My race is African American.The Chicago Human Rights Ordinance prohibits discrimination in employment, public accommodations, credit transactions, and bonding, as well as retaliation. Chicagoans of color are subject to more police surveillance, suspicion and intervention than whites. For example, a company may refuse to hire a pregnant woman for certain jobs which involve exposure to possibly hazardous chemicals. Black businesses in white neighborhoods were looted and burned, as were white businesses in Black neighborhoods. New methods of measuring racism and sexism find a larger, systemic impact. Racism and housing policy are intertwined in Chicago. Today, discrimination in housing is outlawed, and federal regulations are supposed to ensure banks lend in all neighborhoods. The Act prohibits discrimination in the areas of employment, real estate (housing) transactions, access to financial credit, and public accommodations.