Georgia Code
Article 2 - Fair Employment Practices
§ 45-19-41. Administrator to Have Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Claims Under Article; Final Determination of Claim Bars Further State Actions

The administrator shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim of any unlawful practice under this article. A final determination of a claim alleging an unlawful practice under this article shall exclude any other action or proceeding brought by the same person based on the same complaint, except for any remedies which may be available under the United States Constitution and federal laws.
History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 19; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.

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Georgia Code

Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees

Chapter 19 - Labor Practices

Article 2 - Fair Employment Practices

§ 45-19-20. Short Title

§ 45-19-21. Purposes and Construction of Article

§ 45-19-22. Definitions

§ 45-19-23. Creation 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

§ 45-19-24. Commission on Equal Opportunity Created; Administrator; Assignment of Commission to Governor for Administrative Purposes

§ 45-19-25. Function of Administrator

§ 45-19-26. Role of Attorney General

§ 45-19-27. Additional Powers and Duties of Administrator

§ 45-19-28. Limitation on Provisions of Article Relating to Age Discrimination

§ 45-19-29. Unlawful Practices Generally

§ 45-19-30. Unlawful Practices in Training or Apprenticeship Programs

§ 45-19-31. Unlawful Practices in Advertisement of Employment

§ 45-19-32. Unlawful Practice for Party to Violate Conciliation Agreement

§ 45-19-33. Different Standards of Compensation or Different Terms and Conditions of Employment When Not Based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Disability, or Age

§ 45-19-34. Hiring, Employing, or Selecting for Training Programs When Religion or National Origin a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

§ 45-19-35. Use 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 Up...

§ 45-19-36. Filing Complaints of Unlawful Practice; Action by Administrator

§ 45-19-37. Appointment of Special Master to Conduct Hearing on Complaint; Procedure

§ 45-19-38. Findings, Conclusions, and Order of Special Master Generally; Order to Cease and Desist From Unlawful Practice and to Take Remedial Action

§ 45-19-39. Appeal to Superior Court of Final Order of Special Master or Complaint Dismissed by Administrator

§ 45-19-40. Entry of Court Judgment Based Upon Final Order of Administrator or Special Master; Notification of Parties; Effect of Judgment

§ 45-19-41. Administrator to Have Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Claims Under Article; Final Determination of Claim Bars Further State Actions

§ 45-19-42. Procurement of Violation of Article by Person Not Subject Thereto Not a Defense

§ 45-19-43. Access 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

§ 45-19-44. Unlawful Practices Punishable by Civil Fine

§ 45-19-45. Unlawful Conspiracies

§ 45-19-46. Overtime Compensation