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Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Chapter 19. LABOR PRACTICES

36 sections · 45-19-1 to 45-19-63

Article 1. STRIKES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

  1. 45-19-1Definitions; right to express complaints or opinions not impaired.
  2. 45-19-2Public employees not to promote, participate in, or encourage strikes.
  3. 45-19-3Supervising personnel not to authorize, approve, or consent to strikes.
  4. 45-19-4Termination 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.
  5. 45-19-5Action by person not a public employee to encourage strike.

Article 2. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

  1. 45-19-20Short title.
  2. 45-19-21Purposes and construction of article.
  3. 45-19-22Definitions.
  4. 45-19-23Creation 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.
  5. 45-19-24Commission on Equal Opportunity created; administrator; assignment of commission to Governor for administrative purposes.
  6. 45-19-25Function of administrator.
  7. 45-19-26Role of Attorney General.
  8. 45-19-27Additional powers and duties of administrator.
  9. 45-19-28Limitation on provisions of article relating to age discrimination.
  10. 45-19-29Unlawful practices generally.
  11. 45-19-30Unlawful practices in training or apprenticeship programs.
  12. 45-19-31Unlawful practices in advertisement of employment.
  13. 45-19-32Unlawful practice for party to violate conciliation agreement.
  14. 45-19-33Different standards of compensation or different terms and conditions of employment when not based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age.
  15. 45-19-34Hiring, employing, or selecting for training programs when religion or national origin a bona fide occupational qualification.
  16. 45-19-35Use of quotas because of imbalances in employee ratios prohibited; grants of preferential treatment to certain individuals or groups not required by article; adoption of plans required by Governor to reduce imbalance; effect of article upon certain employment practices.
  17. 45-19-36Filing complaints of unlawful practice; action by administrator.
  18. 45-19-37Referral of complaint to hearing officer or special master; notice; answer.
  19. 45-19-38Findings, conclusions, and order of hearing officer generally; order to cease and desist from unlawful practice and to take remedial action.
  20. 45-19-39Appeal to superior court.
  21. 45-19-40Entry of court judgment based upon final order.
  22. 45-19-41Administrator to have exclusive jurisdiction over claims under article; final determination of claim bars further state actions.
  23. 45-19-42Procurement of violation of article by person not subject thereto not a defense.
  24. 45-19-43Access 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.
  25. 45-19-44Unlawful practices punishable by civil fine.
  26. 45-19-45Unlawful conspiracies.
  27. 45-19-46Overtime compensation.

Article 3. STATE OF GEORGIA AS A MODEL EMPLOYER (GAME) PROGRAM.

  1. 45-19-60Purpose of article.
  2. 45-19-61Definitions.
  3. 45-19-62Creation of the GAME Program; elements; construction.
  4. 45-19-63Annual reports.