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§ 45-19-31. Unlawful Practices in Advertisement of Employment

It is an unlawful practice for an employer to print or publish or cause to be printed or published a notice or advertisement relating to employment by such an employer indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age, except that such a notice or advertisement […]

§ 45-19-2. Public Employees Not to Promote, Participate In, or Encourage Strikes

No public employee shall promote, encourage, or participate in any strike; provided, however, that no right to collective bargaining currently recognized by law is abridged by this article. History. Ga. L. 1962, p. 459, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1155, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 45. Law reviews. For article discussing […]

§ 45-19-33. Different Standards of Compensation or Different Terms and Conditions of Employment When Not Based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Disability, or Age

It is not an unlawful practice for an employer to apply different standards of compensation or different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment pursuant to a bona fide seniority or merit system, or a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, or to employees who work in different locations, provided that such […]

§ 45-19-4. Termination of Employment, Forfeiture of Civil Service Status, Job Rights, Seniority, and Emoluments Upon Violation of Code Section 45-19-2; Eligibility of Employee for Reappointment

Any public employee who violates Code Section 45-19-2 shall be deemed to have terminated his or her employment; shall forfeit his or her civil service status, job rights, seniority, and emoluments, if any; and subsequent to such violation shall not be eligible for appointment or reappointment or employment or reemployment in public employment for a […]

§ 45-19-5. Action by Person Not a Public Employee to Encourage Strike

Any person who is not a public employee and who shall knowingly incite, agitate, influence, coerce, persuade, or picket to urge a public employee to strike shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or by a fine of not less than $100.00 […]

§ 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 […]