Section 25-1-21 – Discrimination Against Workers 40 Years of Age and Over – Prohibited.
Section 25-1-21 Discrimination against workers 40 years of age and over – Prohibited. No employer, employment agency, or labor organization shall discriminate in employment against a worker 40 years of age and over in hiring, job retention, compensation, or other terms or conditions of employment. (Acts 1997, No. 97-723, p. 1495, §2.)
Section 25-1-22 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Generally.
Section 25-1-22 Unlawful employment practices – Generally. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to do any of the following: (1) Fail or refuse to hire or discharge an individual, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, or privileges of employment, because of the age of the individual. (2) […]
Section 25-1-23 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Employment Agency.
Section 25-1-23 Unlawful employment practices – Employment agency. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against an individual because of the age of the individual. (Acts 1997, No. 97-723, p.1495, §4.)
Section 25-1-24 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Labor Organization.
Section 25-1-24 Unlawful employment practices – Labor organization. It is an unlawful employment practice for a labor organization to do any of the following: (1) Exclude or expel from its membership, or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of the age of the individual. (2) Limit, segregate, or classify its membership, or to classify or […]
Section 25-1-25 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Apprenticeship.
Section 25-1-25 Unlawful employment practices – Apprenticeship. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs, to discriminate against an individual because of age in admission to, or employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship or other […]
Section 25-1-26 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Licensure, Etc.
Section 25-1-26 Unlawful employment practices – Licensure, etc. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee to discriminate against an individual seeking a license, certification, or seeking to take or pass an examination, because of the age of the individual. (Acts 1997, No. 97-723, p. 1495, […]
Section 25-1-27 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Advertisement.
Section 25-1-27 Unlawful employment practices – Advertisement. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or joint labor-management committee to print, or cause to be printed or published, any notice or advertisement relating to employment, apprenticeship, or other training, indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination of age. (Acts 1997, […]
Section 25-1-28 – Unlawful Employment Practices – Opposition to Employer.
Section 25-1-28 Unlawful employment practices – Opposition to employer. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or joint labor-management committee to discriminate against an individual because that individual has opposed any practice which is an unlawful employment practice under this article, or because that individual has made a charge, […]
Section 25-1-29 – Remedies.
Section 25-1-29 Remedies. Any person aggrieved may elect to pursue their remedies under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 29 U.S.C. Section 621 or in the alternative bring a civil action in the circuit court of the county in which the person was […]
Section 25-1-30 – Equal Pay and Employment Requirements.
Section 25-1-30 Equal pay and employment requirements. (a) This section shall be known as the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act. (b) An employer, including the state or any of its political subdivisions, including public bodies, may not pay any of its employees at wage rates less than the rates paid to employees of another sex or […]