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GA SB391
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Hunter Hill
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AI Summary
- Expands Georgia's Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes against discrimination in public employment, alongside existing protections for race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and age
- Broadens the definition of discrimination to include differential or preferential treatment for any reason other than individual merit, performance, qualifications, or noncompliance with standards of presentation
- Defines "standards of presentation" as written employer job requirements pertaining to cleanliness, uniforms, dress style, or personal grooming, when uniformly applied to a class of employees for a reasonable business purpose or for health, welfare, or safety
- Applies the expanded protections across all aspects of public employment, including hiring, discharge, compensation, promotion, training/apprenticeship programs, job advertisements, and the use of ability tests
- Updates the powers of the Commission on Equal Opportunity administrator and the State Personnel Board commissioner to reflect the expanded protected categories in complaint investigations, rulemaking, and personnel administration
Legislative Description
"Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978"; expand the definition of discrimination; provisions
Last Action
Senate Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration
2/25/2016
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