SB482 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Employment discrimination, prohibited based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or age

Summary

SB482 would ban discrimination in state employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or age, for current and prospective state employees, and create a State Personnel Department complaint process.

What This Bill Does

It would make it unlawful to discriminate in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination of state employees or prospective state employees on the listed bases. Affected individuals could file a complaint with the State Personnel Department, which may adopt rules to enforce the law. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or when it becomes law by other means).

Who It Affects

• State employees would be protected from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination based on the specified attributes.
• Prospective state employees (job applicants for state positions) would be protected from discrimination in hiring decisions based on the same attributes.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination of state employees or prospective state employees on the bases of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or age.
• Allows individuals who experience discrimination to file a complaint with the State Personnel Department, which may adopt implementing rules to carry out the section.
• Provides an effective date: the first day of the third month after the bill is passed and approved by the Governor, or when it otherwise becomes law.

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Subjects

Employment