§ 45-19-46. Overtime Compensation
As used in this Code section, the term: “Overtime hours” means hours worked by a public employee for which payment of time and one-half overtime compensation or time and one-half compensatory time is required pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 207, et seq. “Public employee” or “applicant” means a public employee or […]
§ 45-19-35. Use of Quotas Because of Imbalances in Employee Ratios Prohibited; Grants of Preferential Treatment to Certain Individuals or Groups Not Required by Article; Adoption of Plans Required by Governor to Reduce Imbalance; Effect of Article Upon Certain Employment Practices
Quotas because of imbalances in employee ratios shall not be permitted. Nothing contained in this article requires an employer to grant preferential treatment to an individual or to a group because of the race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age of the individual or group on account of an imbalance which may exist […]
§ 45-19-20. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978.” History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 25; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1. Law reviews. For note, “Battle of the Sexes: Title VII’s Failure to Protect Women from Discrimination Against Sex-Linked Conditions,” see 53 Ga. L. […]
§ 45-19-21. Purposes and Construction of Article
The general purposes of this article are: To provide for execution within public employment in the state of the policies embodied in Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241), as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 103), as from time to time amended, the […]
§ 45-19-22. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Administrator” means the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity provided for by Code Section 45-19-24, which agency is composed of an Equal Employment Division and a Fair Housing Division. “Board” means the Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Equal Opportunity created by Code Section 45-19-23. “Disability” […]
§ 45-19-23. Creation of Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Equal Opportunity; Members; Terms; Officers; Meetings; Compensation of Members; Powers and Duties of Board; Annual Report to Governor and General Assembly; Special Masters’ List
A Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Equal Opportunity is created. The board shall consist of nine persons. Subject to confirmation by the Senate, the members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor for three-year terms, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Of the Governor’s initial appointments, three shall be for […]
§ 45-19-24. Commission on Equal Opportunity Created; Administrator; Assignment of Commission to Governor for Administrative Purposes
There is created the Commission on Equal Opportunity. The Governor shall appoint an administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Commission on Equal Opportunity shall be attached to the office of the Governor for administrative purposes only. The Commission on Equal Opportunity shall have an […]
§ 45-19-25. Function of Administrator
The function of the administrator shall be to encourage fair treatment for public employees and to discourage unlawful discrimination in public employment. History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 11; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.
§ 45-19-26. Role of Attorney General
The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser for the administrator. History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 12; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.
§ 45-19-27. Additional Powers and Duties of Administrator
In the enforcement of this article the administrator shall have the following powers and duties: To maintain an office in the City of Atlanta and such other offices within the state as the administrator may deem necessary; To meet and exercise the administrator’s powers at any place within the state; Within the limitations provided by […]