is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not Title of Act Public Works and Public Agencies; Discrimination in employment because of race, color, or religion. Type This section of the Act of Public Works prohibits discrimination in the employment of persons on public works because of the race, color or religion of such persons. Coverage Public works means: construction, alteration, demolition or repair work done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds, except work done by a public utility; work done for irrigation, utility, reclamation and improvement districts, and other districts of this type; street, sewer or other improvement work done under any officer of a public body of the State, or of any political subdivision thereof. JIMO. Political subdivision includes any county, city, district, township, public housing authority, or public agency of the state, and assessment or improvement dis in the employment of persons upon public works because of the race, color or religion of such persons is proscribed. It is unlawful for an employer or a labor union to refuse to accept otherwise qualified employees as indentured apprentices on any public works, solely on the ground of the race, creed, or color of such employee. $1777.6. Requirement of a non-discrimination clause The statutory enactment does not require the inclusion of a non-discrimination clause in contracts for public works. Enforcement Every contractor for public works violating this section is subject to all the penalities imposed for a violation of this chapter, $81720-1735. California Labor Code $31+10-1432 (1959) Title - The California Fair Employment Prac tice Act. Coverage Employers of five or more persons are covered, excluding agricultural and domestic workers and exempting social and religious non-profit associations. Employment agencies and labor unions are covered. Section 1413(d) provides that the state, or any political or civil subdivision thereof and cities, are included in the definition of "employer". Unfair Employment Practices - The act prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, or ancestry. Enforcement - The act is administered and en forced by the Commission in the Division of Fair Employment Practices in the Department of Industrial Relations. The right of judicial review is extended to a party adaffected by the order of the Commission. versely tion is a misdemeanor. Viola percent of the labor employed on public works shall be "Colorado labor" defined to mean bona fide residents of the state for period of not less than one year, without discrimination as to race, color, creed or religion, Coverage Public works means works financed in whole or in part by funds of the state, counties, Counties, school district or municipalities of the state, or any contractor who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than domestic workers, and to public employers, which include 22-287 O - 63 - 33 the state and every county, city, town, or other political subdivision thereof, except school districts, educational institutions and other political subdivisions regularly employing less than six persons in addition to elective officials. Employment agencies and labor unions are covered. Unfair Employment Practices Discrimination in employment on the ground of race, color, creed, na tional origin or ancestry is prohibited. Enforcement The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission is charged with administering the act, which provides for judicial review, injunctions, and cease and desist orders against private or public employers. The act does not impose criminal sanctions. five or more persons in his employ exclusive of domestic workers. The act specifically defines "employer" to include the state and all political subdivisions thereof. Employment agencies and labor unions are covered. |