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# O.C.G.A. § 34-6-2. Use of force or threats to compel continuance in or departure from employment.

It shall be unlawful for any person, acting alone or in concert with one or more other persons, by the use of force, intimidation, violence, or threats thereof to prevent or attempt to prevent any individual from leaving or continuing in the employment of or from accepting or refusing employment by any employer or from entering or leaving any place of employment of such employer.

## History

Ga. L. 1947, p. 620, § 1.

## Cross References

Freedom of assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. IX.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘State Court Injunctions in Labor Disputes,’’ see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 559 (1974).