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Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 (2026)

Discriminatory practices prohibited

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It is the intent of the Legislature that no person seeking employment in state service, as defined in Section 25-9-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, or employed in state service, as defined in Section 25-9-107, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap.

Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 333, eff. 7/1/1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2023 · leading case: Kimel v. Florida Bd. of Regents, 528 U.S. 62 (2000).
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Kimel v. Florida Bd. of Regents, 528 U.S. 62 (2000). “1999); Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 (1991); Mo. Rev.”
Mississippi Forestry Comm'n v. Piazza, 513 So. 2d 1242 (Miss. 1987). “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 prohibits discrimination against any employee "on the basis, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap.”
Ola C. Kirk v. Mississippi Dep't of Pub. Saf., 235 So. 3d 144 (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 (Rev. 2010); see Miss.”
Rayborn v. Jackson Cnty. Sch. Dist. (S.D. Miss. 2023). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 . Section 25-9-107(b) defines “state service” as “all employees of state departments, agencies and institutions as defined herein, except those officers and employees excluded by this chapter.”
Underwood v. Mississippi Dep't of Corr. (S.D. Miss. 2019). “The First Amended Complaint advances claims under Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 , the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, state defamation law, and 42 U.”
Underwood v. Mississippi Dep't of Corr. (S.D. Miss. 2020). “Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint [12] against Defendants on May 2, 2018, which advances claims under Miss. Code Ann. § 25-9-149 , the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.”
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