§ 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 […]
§ 45-19-34. Hiring, Employing, or Selecting for Training Programs When Religion or National Origin a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
It is not an unlawful practice for an employer to hire and employ employees or to select an individual in any training program on the basis of religion or national origin in those certain instances where religion or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal functions of that particular […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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.