Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Chapter 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO KNOW

45-22-10. Unlawful discharge, disciplining, or discrimination against employees.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged or otherwise discipline or in any manner discriminate against any employee for any of the following reasons:#
1. (1)
  The employee has requested information regarding hazardous chemicals, filed any complaint or action, or has instituted, or caused to be instituted, any proceeding under this chapter;#
2. (2)
  The employee has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding in his own behalf or on behalf of others; or#
3. (3)
  The employee has exercised any other right afforded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.#
(b)
No pay, position, seniority, or other benefits shall be lost for exercise of any right provided by this chapter.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 45-22-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1778, § 1.

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Text read from t45-(v33)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volume V33, 2016 edition, page 659; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7dfce9a0fd88.