HB332 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

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

Summary

HB332 would bar discrimination in state employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or age, and would not allow private lawsuits against the state.

What This Bill Does

It makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination based on the listed characteristics. It allows a state employee or prospective state employee to file a complaint with the State Personnel Department, which can adopt rules to implement the law. It explicitly prevents a private cause of action or civil liability against the state or its employees for violations.

Who It Affects

• State employees who may face discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination based on the protected characteristics
• Prospective state employees (job applicants) who may face discrimination in hiring based on the protected characteristics
• State agencies and the State Personnel Department, as the employer and enforcement body respectively

Key Provisions

• Prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or age
• Allows discrimination victims to file complaints with the State Personnel Department and enables the department to adopt implementing rules under the Administrative Procedure Act
• Clarifies that the law does not authorize private lawsuits or civil liability against the state or state employees for violations
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval

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Subjects

Employment