§ 71-15-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Employment Fairness Act.”
§ 71-15-3. Legislative findings
Employers and employees alike benefit from consistent and established standards regulating fair employment practices. There are existing federal and state laws, which seek to protect individuals from discrimination in employment, while also providing appropriate due process to employers without limiting the employer’s ability to maintain a secure, safe and productive workplace, including, but not limited […]
§ 71-15-5. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly describes otherwise: “Employee” means a natural person who performs services for an employer for valuable consideration, and does not include a self-employed independent contractor. “Employer” means a person, association, or legal or commercial entity receiving services from an […]
§ 71-15-7. State retains exclusive authority to regulate certain labor agreements; effect of violation of this section
The state shall retain the exclusive authority to require an employer or multiemployer association to accept or otherwise agree to any provisions of a labor peace agreement or any provisions that are mandatory or nonmandatory subjects of collective bargaining under federal labor laws, including, but not limited to, any limitations on an employer or multiemployer […]
§ 71-15-9. Authority to require employer or multiemployer association to enter into project labor agreement; relation to National Labor Relations Act
The state shall retain the exclusive authority to require an employer or multiemployer association to enter into a project labor agreement. This section does not prohibit an employer or any other person covered by the National Labor Relations Act compiled in 29 USCS, Section 131 from entering into agreements or engaging in any other activity […]