TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Section 22. Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know, 45-22-1 through 45-22-12.

ARTICLE 6 DRUG TESTING FOR STATE EMPLOYMENT

45-22-10. Unlawful discharge, disciplining, or discrimination against employees.

1. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged or otherwise discipline or in any manner discriminate against any employee for any of the following reasons:
   1. The employee has requested information regarding hazardous chemicals, filed any complaint or action, or has instituted, or caused to be instituted, any proceeding under this chapter;
   2. The employee has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding in his own behalf or on behalf of others; or
   3. The employee has exercised any other right afforded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. No pay, position, seniority, or other benefits shall be lost for exercise of any right provided by this chapter.

(Code 1981, §45-22-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1778, § 1.)