A. Any waiver by a Traffic Control Worker of any or all of the provisions of this chapter or of rights or protections afforded under the authority of this chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.

B. This chapter is not intended to, and shall not be interpreted to, conflict with federal or state law and shall be interpreted to be compatible with federal and state enactments, not limited to those dealing with employee/employer and labor relations, and in furtherance of the public purposes that those enactments encompass.

C. This chapter does not create any cause of action for damages against the City.

D. This chapter shall not be construed as limiting any Traffic Control Worker’s right to obtain relief to which the Traffic Control Worker may be entitled at law or in equity. Exhaustion of remedies under this chapter is not a prerequisite to the assertion of any right.

E. This chapter shall not be construed to discourage or prohibit an Employer from providing higher wages to its Employees. (Ord. 3557 § 1, 2023).