§ 45-19-42. Procurement of Violation of Article by Person Not Subject Thereto Not a Defense
It shall not be a defense to a violation of this article by any person subject to this article that the violation was requested, sought, or otherwise procured by a person not subject to this article. History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 22; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.
§ 45-19-43. Access of Administrator or Designee to Premises, Records, and Documents; Persons Required to Make and Keep Employment Records; Application for Relief From Order Due to Hardship; Unlawful to Make Information Public
In connection with an investigation of a complaint of an unlawful practice filed under this article, the administrator or the administrator’s designee shall have access at any reasonable time to premises, records, and documents relevant to the complaint and shall have the right to examine, photograph, and copy evidence. Any person subject to this article […]
§ 45-19-44. Unlawful Practices Punishable by Civil Fine
It shall be an unlawful practice for a person willfully to: Make public with respect to a particular employer or person without the employer’s or person’s consent information obtained by the administrator or the administrator’s employees pursuant to their authority under Code Section 45-19-41, except as shall reasonably be necessary to carry out the provisions […]
§ 45-19-45. Unlawful Conspiracies
It shall be an unlawful practice for a person or for two or more persons to conspire: To retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because the person has opposed a practice declared unlawful by this article or because the person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in […]
§ 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 […]
§ 45-20-1. Purposes; Principles
It is the purpose of this article to establish in the state a system of personnel administration which will attract, select, and retain the best employees based on merit, free from coercive political influences, with incentives in the form of equal opportunities for all; which will provide technically competent and loyal personnel to render impartial […]
§ 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 […]
§ 45-19-32. Unlawful Practice for Party to Violate Conciliation Agreement
It is an unlawful practice for a party to a conciliation agreement made pursuant to subsection (e) of Code Section 45-19-36 to violate the terms of the agreement. History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 21; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 45.
§ 45-19-3. Supervising Personnel Not to Authorize, Approve, or Consent to Strikes
No person exercising any authority, supervision, or direction over any public employee shall have the power to authorize, approve, or consent to a strike by one or more public employees; and such person shall not authorize, approve, or consent to such a strike. History. Ga. L. 1962, p. 459, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. […]
§ 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 […]