§ 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 […]
§ 45-19-34. 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 […]
§ 45-18-55. Commissioner of Administrative Services as Executive Officer and Custodian
The commissioner of administrative services shall be the executive officer for the administration of this article and the custodian of such fund or funds as may be required in the implementation of this article. The commissioner of administrative services shall employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out his or her duties and […]
§ 45-18-56. Execution of Contracts by Commissioner; Bidding Procedure
The commissioner is authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide the benefits as approved in the plan or plans in accordance with this article. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more corporations licensed to transact business in this state, or the plan or plans, except for life, disability, or […]
§ 45-18-57. Contributions From State Departments, Boards, and Agencies
The various departments, boards, and agencies of the state government may contribute such portions of the cost of such benefits and the administration thereof as may be established by the general appropriations Act. History. Code 1981, § 45-18-57 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 441, § 1.
§ 45-18-58. Liability for Errors or Omissions
The various departments, boards, agencies, and their employees shall not incur any liability for errors or omissions made in the performance of the agreement between the departments, boards, and agencies and the employee. History. Code 1981, § 45-18-58 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 441, § 1.