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First Substitute S.B. 166

Senator Scott D. McCoy proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
NONDISCRIMINATION AMENDMENTS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Scott D. McCoy

             5     
House Sponsor: Curtis Oda

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Utah Antidiscrimination Act.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    defines "military service";
             13          .    modifies the definition of "employer";
             14          .    includes military service as a prohibited basis for discrimination in employment in a
             15      manner consistent with the Utah Antidiscrimination Act;
             16          .    addresses preferences permitted by law on the basis of military service; and
             17          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          34A-5-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 73
             25          34A-5-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 161


             26          34A-5-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 65
             27          34A-5-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 65
             28          34A-5-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 65
             29          67-19-6.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 139
             30     
             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 34A-5-102 is amended to read:
             33           34A-5-102. Definitions.
             34          As used in this chapter:
             35          (1) "Apprenticeship" means a program for the training of [apprentices] an apprentice,
             36      including a program providing the training of [those persons] a person defined as [apprentices]
             37      an apprentice by Section 35A-6-102 .
             38          (2) "Bona fide occupational qualification" means a characteristic applying to an
             39      employee:
             40          (a) that is necessary to the operation of the employee's employer's business; or
             41          (b) is the essence of the employee's employer's business.
             42          (3) "Court" means:
             43          (a) the district court in the judicial district of the state in which the asserted unfair
             44      employment practice [occurred] occurs; or
             45          (b) if [this court] the district court described in Subsection (3)(a) is not in session at
             46      [that] the time the asserted unfair employment practice occurs, a judge of the court described in
             47      Subsection (3)(a).
             48          (4) "Director" means the director of the division.
             49          (5) "Disability" means a physical or mental disability as defined and covered by the
             50      Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102.
             51          (6) "Discriminate in matters of compensation" means the payment of differing wages
             52      or salaries to employees having substantially equal experience, responsibilities, and skill for a
             53      particular job.
             54          [(6)] (7) "Division" means the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor.
             55          [(7)] (8) "Employee" means [any] a person applying with or employed by an employer.
             56          [(8)] (9) (a) "Employer" means:


             57          (i) the state;
             58          (ii) [any] a political subdivision;
             59          (iii) a board, commission, department, institution, school district, trust, or agent of:
             60          (A) the state; or [its]
             61          (B) a political [subdivisions] subdivision; or
             62          (iv) a person employing [15] ten or more employees within the state for each working
             63      day in each of 20 calendar weeks or more in the current or preceding calendar year.
             64          (b) "Employer" does not include:
             65          (i) a religious organization or association;
             66          (ii) a religious corporation sole; or
             67          (iii) [any] a corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary or
             68      agency of [any]:
             69          (A) a religious organization or association; or
             70          (B) a religious corporation sole.
             71          [(9)] (10) "Employment agency" means [any] a person:
             72          (a) undertaking to procure [employees or opportunities] an employer or an opportunity
             73      to work for [any other] another person; or
             74          (b) holding itself out to be equipped to take an action described in Subsection [(9)]
             75      (10)(a).
             76          [(10)] (11) "Joint apprenticeship committee" means [any] an association of the
             77      following that provides, coordinates, or controls an apprentice training program:
             78          (a) representatives of a labor organization; and
             79          (b) an employer [providing, coordinating, or controlling an apprentice training
             80      program].
             81          [(11)] (12) "Labor organization" means [any] an organization that exists for the
             82      purpose in whole or in part of:
             83          (a) collective bargaining;
             84          (b) dealing with [employers] an employer concerning:
             85          (i) grievances[,]; or
             86          (ii) terms or conditions of employment; or
             87          (c) other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment.


             88          [(12)] (13) "National origin" means the place of birth, domicile, or residence of an
             89      individual or of an individual's ancestors.
             90          (14) "Military service" means an individual who:
             91          (a) serves or served on active duty in the armed forces of the state or the United States
             92      for at least 180 consecutive days;
             93          (b) is a member of a reserve component;
             94          (c) (i) was a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the state or the
             95      United States; and
             96          (ii) separated or retired under honorable conditions;
             97          (d) incurs an actual service-related injury or disability in the line of duty in the armed
             98      forces of the state or the United States whether or not that person completes 180 days of active
             99      duty; or
             100          (e) is committed to:
             101          (i) serve on active duty in the armed forces for at least 180 consecutive days; or
             102          (ii) be a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the state or the United
             103      States.
             104          [(13)] (15) "On-the-job-training program" means [any] a program designed to instruct a
             105      person who, while learning the particular job for which the person is receiving instruction:
             106          (a) is also employed at that job; or
             107          (b) may be employed by the employer conducting the program:
             108          (i) during the course of the program[,]; or
             109          (ii) when the program is completed.
             110          [(14)] (16) "Person" means [one or more individuals, partnerships, associations,
             111      corporations, legal representatives, trusts or trustees, receivers, the state and all political
             112      subdivisions and agencies of the state.]:
             113          (a) an individual;
             114          (b) a partnership;
             115          (c) an association;
             116          (d) a corporation;
             117          (e) a legal representative;
             118          (f) a trust or trustee;


             119          (g) a receiver;
             120          (h) the state;
             121          (i) a political subdivision; and
             122          (j) an agency of the state.
             123          [(15)] (17) "Presiding officer" [means the same as that term] is as defined in Section
             124      63-46b-2 .
             125          [(16)] (18) "Prohibited employment practice" means a practice specified as
             126      discriminatory, and therefore unlawful, in Section 34A-5-106 .
             127          (19) "Religious educational institution" means a school, college, university, or other
             128      educational institution that:
             129          (a) is, in whole or in substantial part, owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a
             130      particular religious corporation, association, or society; or
             131          (b) has a curriculum that is directed toward the propagation of a particular religion.
             132          [(17)] (20) "Retaliate" means the taking of adverse action:
             133          (a) by:
             134          (i) an employer[,];
             135          (ii) an employment agency[,];
             136          (iii) a labor organization[,];
             137          (iv) an apprenticeship program[,];
             138          (v) an on-the-job training program[,]; or
             139          (vi) a vocational school [against one of its employees, applicants, or members];
             140          (b) against an employee, applicant, or member of a person described in Subsection
             141      (20)(a); and
             142          (c) because the employee, applicant, or member described in Subsection (20)(b):
             143          [(a) has opposed any] (i) opposes an employment practice prohibited under this
             144      chapter; or
             145          [(b) filed charges, testified, assisted, or participated]
             146          (ii) files charges, testifies, assists, or participates in any way in [any] a proceeding,
             147      investigation, or hearing under this chapter.
             148          [(18)] (21) "Vocational school" means [any] a school or institution conducting a course
             149      of instruction, training, or retraining to prepare [individuals] an individual to:


             150          (a) follow an occupation or trade[,]; or [to]
             151          (b) pursue a manual, technical, industrial, business, commercial, office, personal
             152      services, or other nonprofessional [occupations] occupation.
             153          Section 2. Section 34A-5-104 is amended to read:
             154           34A-5-104. Powers.
             155          (1) (a) The commission has jurisdiction over the subject of employment practices and
             156      discrimination made unlawful by this chapter.
             157          (b) The commission may adopt, publish, amend, and rescind rules, consistent with, and
             158      for the enforcement of this chapter.
             159          (2) The division may:
             160          (a) appoint and prescribe the duties of [investigators and other employees and agents
             161      that it] an investigator or other employee or agent that the division considers necessary for the
             162      enforcement of this chapter;
             163          (b) receive, reject, investigate, and pass upon [complaints] a complaint alleging:
             164          (i) discrimination in:
             165          (A) employment;
             166          (B) an apprenticeship [programs] program;
             167          (C) an on-the-job training [programs; and] program; or
             168          (D) a vocational [schools] school; or
             169          (ii) the existence of a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice by:
             170          (A) a person;
             171          (B) an employer;
             172          (C) an employment agency;
             173          (D) a labor organization;
             174          (E) [the employees or members] an employee or member of an employment agency or
             175      labor organization;
             176          (F) a joint apprenticeship committee; and
             177          (G) a vocational school;
             178          (c) investigate and study the existence, character, causes, and extent of discrimination
             179      in employment, an apprenticeship [programs,] program, an on-the-job training [programs, and]
             180      program, or a vocational [schools] school in this state by one or more of the following:


             181          (i) employers;
             182          (ii) employment agencies;
             183          (iii) labor organizations;
             184          (iv) joint apprenticeship committees; and
             185          (v) vocational schools;
             186          (d) formulate one or more plans for the elimination of discrimination by educational or
             187      other means;
             188          (e) hold [hearings] a hearing upon a complaint made against:
             189          (i) a person;
             190          (ii) an employer;
             191          (iii) an employment agency;
             192          (iv) a labor organization;
             193          (v) [the employees or members] an employee or member of an employment agency or
             194      labor organization;
             195          (vi) a joint apprenticeship committee; or
             196          (vii) a vocational school;
             197          (f) issue one or more publications [and] or reports of investigations and research that:
             198          (i) promote good will among the various racial, religious, and ethnic groups of the
             199      state; and
             200          (ii) minimize or eliminate discrimination in employment [because] on the basis of race,
             201      color, sex, religion, national origin, age, [or] disability, or military service;
             202          (g) prepare and transmit to the governor, at least once each year, [reports] a report
             203      describing:
             204          (i) [its] the division's proceedings, investigations, and hearings;
             205          (ii) the outcome of [those hearings] a hearing described in Subsection (2)(g)(i);
             206          (iii) decisions the division [has rendered] renders; and
             207          (iv) the other work performed by the division;
             208          (h) recommend one or more policies to the governor, and submit [recommendation]
             209      one or more recommendations to employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations to
             210      implement those policies;
             211          (i) recommend [any] legislation concerning discrimination [because] on the basis of


             212      race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, [or] disability, or military service to the governor
             213      that [it] the division considers necessary; and
             214          (j) within the limits of [any] appropriations made for [its] the division's operation,
             215      cooperate with other agencies or organizations, both public and private, in the planning and
             216      conducting of educational programs designed to eliminate discriminatory practices prohibited
             217      under this chapter.
             218          (3) The division shall investigate an alleged discriminatory [practices] practice
             219      involving [officers or employees] an officer or employee of state government if requested to do
             220      so by the Career Service Review Board.
             221          (4) (a) In [any] a hearing held under this chapter, the division may:
             222          (i) subpoena [witnesses] a witness and compel [their] the witness' attendance at the
             223      hearing;
             224          (ii) administer [oaths] an oath and take the testimony of [any] a person under oath; and
             225          (iii) compel [any] a person to produce for examination [any books, papers,] a book,
             226      paper, or other information relating to the matters raised by the complaint.
             227          (b) The division director or a hearing examiner appointed by the division director may
             228      conduct [hearings] a hearing.
             229          (c) If a witness fails or refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the division, the division
             230      may petition the district court to enforce the subpoena.
             231          (d) [In the event] If a witness asserts a privilege against self-incrimination, testimony
             232      and evidence from the witness may be compelled pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 22b, Grants of
             233      Immunity.
             234          Section 3. Section 34A-5-105 is amended to read:
             235           34A-5-105. Antidiscrimination and Labor Advisory Council -- Membership --
             236      Appointment -- Term -- Powers and duties -- Chair.
             237          (1) There is created in the commission an Antidiscrimination and Labor Advisory
             238      Council consisting of:
             239          (a) 13 voting members appointed by the commissioner as follows:
             240          (i) three employer representatives;
             241          (ii) three employee representatives;
             242          (iii) two representatives of persons who seek to rent or purchase dwellings as defined


             243      in Section 57-21-2 ;
             244          (iv) two representatives of persons who:
             245          (A) sell or rent dwellings; and
             246          (B) are subject to Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act; and
             247          (v) three representatives of the general public; and
             248          (b) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee as a nonvoting member of the
             249      council.
             250          (2) In making [the appointments] an appointment under Subsection (1), the
             251      commissioner shall consider representation of the following [protected] covered classes:
             252          (a) race;
             253          (b) color;
             254          (c) national origin;
             255          (d) [gender] sex;
             256          (e) religion;
             257          (f) age;
             258          (g) persons with disabilities;
             259          (h) familial status as defined in Section 57-21-2 ; [and]
             260          (i) source of income as defined in Section 57-21-2 [.]; and
             261          (j) military service.
             262          (3) The division shall provide [any] necessary staff support for the council.
             263          (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), as [terms of current council members
             264      expire] a term of a council member expires, the commissioner shall appoint [each] a new
             265      member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
             266          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the commissioner shall, at
             267      the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             268      council members are staggered so that approximately half of the council is appointed every two
             269      years.
             270          (5) (a) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the commissioner
             271      shall appoint a replacement [shall be appointed] for the unexpired term.
             272          (b) The commissioner shall terminate the term of a council member who ceases to be
             273      representative as designated by the original appointment.


             274          (6) (a) (i) [Members] A member who [are] is not a government [employees shall]
             275      employee may not receive [no] compensation or benefits for [their] the member's services, but
             276      may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties
             277      at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             278          (ii) [Members] A member who is not a government employee may decline to receive
             279      per diem and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             280          (b) (i) [State] A state government officer [and employee members who do] or
             281      employee member who does not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from [their] the
             282      member's agency for [their] the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
             283      in the performance of [their] the member's official duties from the council at the rates
             284      established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             285          (ii) [State] A state government officer [and] or employee [members] member may
             286      decline to receive per diem and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             287          (7) (a) The advisory council shall:
             288          (i) offer advice on issues requested by:
             289          (A) the commission;
             290          (B) the division; or
             291          (C) the Legislature; and
             292          (ii) make recommendations to the commission and division regarding issues related to:
             293          (A) employment discrimination;
             294          (B) housing discrimination; and
             295          (C) the administration by the commission of:
             296          (I) the provisions of Title 34, Labor in General, that are administered by the
             297      commission;
             298          (II) [Title 34A, Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act] this chapter; and
             299          (III) Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act.
             300          (b) The council shall [confer] meet at least quarterly for the purpose of advising the
             301      commission, division, and the Legislature regarding issues described in Subsection (7)(a).
             302          (8) (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as chair of the
             303      council.
             304          (b) The chair [is charged with the responsibility of calling the necessary meetings] shall


             305      call a necessary meeting.
             306          Section 4. Section 34A-5-106 is amended to read:
             307           34A-5-106. Discriminatory or prohibited employment practices -- Permitted
             308      practices.
             309          (1) It is a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice to take [any] an action
             310      described in Subsections (1)(a) through (f).
             311          (a) (i) An employer may not refuse to hire, promote, discharge, demote, or terminate
             312      [any] a person, or to retaliate against, harass, or discriminate in matters of compensation or in
             313      [terms, privileges, and conditions] a term, privilege, or condition of employment against [any]
             314      a person otherwise qualified, [because] on the basis of:
             315          (A) race;
             316          (B) color;
             317          (C) sex;
             318          (D) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             319          (E) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older;
             320          (F) religion;
             321          (G) national origin; [or]
             322          (H) disability[.]; or
             323          (I) military service.
             324          (ii) A person may not be considered "otherwise qualified," unless that person possesses
             325      the following required by an employer for [any] a particular job, job classification, or position:
             326          (A) education;
             327          (B) training;
             328          (C) ability, with or without reasonable accommodation;
             329          (D) moral character;
             330          (E) integrity;
             331          (F) disposition to work;
             332          (G) adherence to reasonable rules and regulations; and
             333          (H) other job related qualifications required by an employer.
             334          [(iii) (A) As used in this chapter, "to discriminate in matters of compensation" means
             335      the payment of differing wages or salaries to employees having substantially equal experience,


             336      responsibilities, and skill for the particular job.]
             337          [(B)] (iii) Notwithstanding Subsection [(1)(a)(iii)(A)] 34A-5-102 (6):
             338          (I) nothing in this chapter prevents [increases] an increase in pay as a result of
             339      longevity with the employer, if the salary [increases are] increase is uniformly applied and
             340      available to all employees on a substantially proportional basis; and
             341          (II) nothing in this section prohibits an employer and employee from agreeing to a rate
             342      of pay or work schedule designed to protect the employee from loss of a Social Security
             343      payment or [benefits] benefit if the employee is eligible for [those payments] the payment or
             344      benefit.
             345          (b) An employment agency may not:
             346          (i) refuse to list and properly classify for employment, or refuse to refer an individual
             347      for employment, in a known available job for which the individual is otherwise qualified,
             348      [because] on the basis of:
             349          (A) race;
             350          (B) color;
             351          (C) sex;
             352          (D) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             353          (E) religion;
             354          (F) national origin;
             355          (G) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]
             356          (H) disability; or
             357          (I) military service; or
             358          (ii) comply with a request from an employer for referral of [applicants] an applicant for
             359      employment if the request indicates either directly or indirectly that the employer discriminates
             360      in employment on account of:
             361          (A) race;
             362          (B) color;
             363          (C) sex;
             364          (D) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             365          (E) religion;
             366          (F) national origin;


             367          (G) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]
             368          (H) disability[.]; or
             369          (I) military service.
             370          (c) (i) A labor organization may not for a reason listed in Subsection (1)(c)(ii):
             371          (A) exclude [any] an individual otherwise qualified from full membership rights in the
             372      labor organization[,];
             373          (B) expel [the] an individual from membership in the labor organization[,]; or
             374          (C) otherwise discriminate against or harass [any] a member of the labor
             375      [organization's members] organization in full employment of work opportunity, or
             376      representation[, because of:].
             377          (ii) An action described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) is prohibited if it is taken on the basis
             378      of:
             379          [(i)] (A) race;
             380          (B) color;
             381          [(ii)] (C) sex;
             382          [(iii)] (D) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             383          [(iv)] (E) religion;
             384          [(v)] (F) national origin;
             385          [(vi)] (G) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]
             386          [(vii)] (H) disability[.]; or
             387          (I) military service.
             388          (d) Unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification, or required by and given
             389      to an agency of government for a security [reasons] reason, an employer, employment agency,
             390      or labor organization may not print, [or] circulate, or cause to be printed or circulated, [any] a
             391      statement, advertisement, or publication, use [any] a form of application for employment or
             392      membership, or make [any] an inquiry in connection with prospective employment or
             393      membership that expresses, either directly or indirectly:
             394          (i) [any] a limitation, specification, or discrimination as to:
             395          (A) race;
             396          (B) color;
             397          (C) religion;


             398          (D) sex;
             399          (E) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             400          (F) national origin;
             401          (G) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]
             402          (H) disability; or
             403          (I) military service; or
             404          (ii) the intent to make [any] a limitation, specification, or discrimination described in
             405      Subsection (1)(d)(i).
             406          (e) A person, whether or not an employer, an employment agency, a labor organization,
             407      or [the employees or members] an employee or member of an employer, employment agency,
             408      or labor organization, may not:
             409          (i) aid, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of an act defined in this section to be a
             410      discriminatory or prohibited employment practice;
             411          (ii) obstruct or prevent [any] a person from complying with this chapter, or [any] an
             412      order issued under this chapter; or
             413          (iii) attempt, either directly or indirectly, to commit [any] an act prohibited in this
             414      section.
             415          (f) (i) An employer, labor organization, joint apprenticeship committee, or vocational
             416      school, providing, coordinating, or controlling an apprenticeship [programs] program, or
             417      providing, coordinating, or controlling an on-the-job-training [programs] program, instruction,
             418      training, or retraining [programs] program may not:
             419          (A) deny to, or withhold from, [any] a qualified person, the right to be admitted to, or
             420      participate in [any] the apprenticeship training program, on-the-job-training program, or other
             421      occupational instruction, training or retraining program [because] on the basis of:
             422          (I) race;
             423          (II) color;
             424          (III) sex;
             425          (IV) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             426          (V) religion;
             427          (VI) national origin;
             428          (VII) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]


             429          (VIII) disability; or
             430          (IX) military service;
             431          (B) discriminate against or harass [any] a qualified person in that person's pursuit of
             432      [programs] a program described in Subsection (1)(f)(i)(A)[, or to] on the basis of:
             433          (I) race;
             434          (II) color;
             435          (III) sex;
             436          (IV) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             437          (V) religion;
             438          (VI) national origin;
             439          (VII) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older;
             440          (VIII) disability; or
             441          (IX) military service;
             442          (C) discriminate against [such a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of
             443      programs] a qualified person in a term, condition, or privilege described in Subsection
             444      (1)(f)(i)(A), [because] on the basis of:
             445          (I) race;
             446          (II) color;
             447          (III) sex;
             448          (IV) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             449          (V) religion;
             450          (VI) national origin;
             451          (VII) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]
             452          (VIII) disability; or
             453          (IX) military service;
             454          [(C)] (D) except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(ii), print, publish, or cause to be
             455      printed or published, [any] a notice or advertisement relating to employment by the employer,
             456      or membership in or [any] a classification or referral for employment by a labor organization,
             457      or relating to [any] a classification or referral for employment by an employment agency,
             458      indicating [any] a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination [based] on the basis
             459      of:


             460          (I) race;
             461          (II) color;
             462          (III) sex;
             463          (IV) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             464          (V) religion;
             465          (VI) national origin;
             466          (VII) age, if the individual is 40 years of age or older; [or]
             467          (VIII) disability[.]; or
             468          (IX) military service.
             469          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(f)(i)[(C)](D), if the following is a bona fide
             470      occupational qualification for employment, a notice or advertisement described in Subsection
             471      (1)(f)(i)[(C)](D) may indicate a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination [based]
             472      on the basis of:
             473          (A) race;
             474          (B) color;
             475          (C) religion;
             476          (D) sex;
             477          (E) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             478          (F) age;
             479          (G) national origin; [or]
             480          (H) disability[.]; or
             481          (I) military service.
             482          (2) [Nothing contained in] Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(f) [shall] may not be
             483      construed to prevent:
             484          (a) the termination of employment of an individual who, with or without reasonable
             485      accommodation, is physically, mentally, or emotionally unable to perform the duties required
             486      by that individual's employment;
             487          (b) the variance of an insurance [premiums] premium or coverage on account of age; or
             488          (c) a restriction on the activities of [individuals] a person licensed [by the liquor
             489      authority] in accordance with Title 32A, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, with respect to
             490      [persons] a person under 21 years of age.


             491          (3) (a) It is not a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice:
             492          (i) to do the following on the basis of religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth,
             493      pregnancy-related conditions, age, national origin, disability, or military service if the
             494      conditions of Subsection (3)(b) are met:
             495          [(i)] (A) for an employer to hire and employ [employees,] an employee;
             496          (B) for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment [any] an
             497      individual[,];
             498          (C) for a labor organization to classify its membership or to classify or refer for
             499      employment [any] an individual; or
             500          (D) for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee
             501      controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining [programs] program to admit or
             502      employ [any] an individual in [any such] the program[, on the basis of religion, sex, pregnancy,
             503      childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, age, national origin, or disability in those certain
             504      instances where religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, age, if the
             505      individual is 40 years of age or older, national origin, or disability is a bona fide occupational
             506      qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or
             507      enterprise];
             508          (ii) for a [school, college, university, or other] religious educational institution to hire
             509      and employ [employees] an employee of a particular religion [if:];
             510          [(A) the school, college, university, or other educational institution is, in whole or in
             511      substantial part, owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religious corporation,
             512      association, or society; or]
             513          [(B) the curriculum of the school, college, university, or other educational institution is
             514      directed toward the propagation of a particular religion;]
             515          (iii) for an employer to give preference in employment to:
             516          (A) the employer's:
             517          (I) spouse;
             518          (II) child; or
             519          (III) son-in-law or daughter-in-law;
             520          (B) [any] a person for whom the employer is or would be liable to furnish financial
             521      support if [those persons] the person were unemployed;


             522          (C) [any] a person to whom the employer during the preceding six months [has
             523      furnished] furnishes more than one-half of total financial support regardless of whether or not
             524      the employer was or is legally obligated to furnish support; or
             525          (D) [any] a person whose education or training [was] is substantially financed by the
             526      employer for a period of two years or more.
             527          [(b) Nothing in this chapter applies to any]
             528          (b) An action described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) is not a discriminatory or prohibited
             529      employment practice if:
             530          (i) religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, a pregnancy-related condition, national origin,
             531      disability, or military service is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to
             532      the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise; or
             533          (ii) (A) the individual is 40 years of age or older; and
             534          (B) age is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal
             535      operation of that particular business or enterprise.
             536          (c) This chapter does not apply to a business or enterprise on or near an Indian
             537      reservation with respect to [any] a publicly announced employment practice of the business or
             538      enterprise under which preferential treatment is given to [any] an individual because that
             539      individual is a native American Indian living on or near an Indian reservation.
             540          [(c) Nothing in this chapter shall]
             541          (d) (i) This chapter may not be interpreted to require [any] an employer, employment
             542      agency, labor organization, vocational school, joint labor-management committee, or
             543      apprenticeship program subject to this chapter to grant preferential treatment [to any individual
             544      or to any group because] on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, [or]
             545      disability, or military service of [the] an individual or group on account of an imbalance
             546      [which] that may exist:
             547          (A) with respect to the total number or percentage of persons of [any] the race, color,
             548      religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability; and
             549          (B) in comparison with the total number or percentage of persons of that race, color,
             550      religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability in any community or county or in the available
             551      work force in a community or county.
             552          (ii) This Subsection (3)(d) applies to an individual or group:


             553          (A) employed by [any] an employer[,];
             554          (B) referred or classified for employment by an employment agency or labor
             555      organization[,];
             556          (C) admitted to membership or classified by [any] a labor organization[,]; or
             557          (D) admitted to or employed in, [any] an apprenticeship or other training program[, in
             558      comparison with the total number or percentage of persons of that race, color, religion, sex,
             559      age, national origin, or disability in any community or county or in the available work force in
             560      any community or county].
             561          (4) It is not a discriminatory or prohibited practice with respect to age to observe the
             562      terms of a bona fide seniority system or [any] a bona fide employment benefit plan such as a
             563      retirement, pension, or insurance plan that is not a subterfuge to evade the purposes of this
             564      chapter, except that [no such] an employee benefit plan [shall] may not excuse the failure to
             565      hire an individual.
             566          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (4), or [any other statutory provision] another statute to
             567      the contrary, a person may not be subject to involuntary termination or retirement from
             568      employment on the basis of age alone, if the individual is 40 years of age or older, except:
             569          (a) under Subsection (6);
             570          (b) under Section 67-5-8 ; and
             571          (c) when age is a bona fide occupational qualification.
             572          (6) [Nothing] (a) If the conditions of Subsection (6)(b) are met, nothing in this section
             573      prohibits compulsory retirement of an employee who [has attained]:
             574          (i) attains at least 65 years of age[,]; and [who,]
             575          (ii) for the two-year period immediately before retirement, is employed in a bona fide
             576      executive or a high policymaking position[, if:].
             577          (b) Subsection (6)(a) applies if:
             578          [(a) that] (i) the employee is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement
             579      benefit from the employee's employer's:
             580          (A) pension[,] plan;
             581          (B) profit-sharing[,] plan;
             582          (C) savings[, or] plan;
             583          (D) deferred compensation plan[,]; or [any]


             584          (E) plans described in this Subsection (6)(b)(i) in combination [of those plans]; and
             585          [(b)] (ii) the benefit described in Subsection (6)[(a)](b)(i) equals, in the aggregate, at
             586      least $44,000.
             587          (7) It is not a discriminatory or prohibited practice to give a preference to an individual
             588      on the basis of military service if that preference is given in accordance with a federal, state, or
             589      local law other than this chapter.
             590          Section 5. Section 34A-5-107 is amended to read:
             591           34A-5-107. Procedure for aggrieved person to file claim -- Investigations --
             592      Adjudicative proceedings -- Settlement -- Reconsideration -- Determination.
             593          (1) (a) [Any] A person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory or prohibited
             594      employment practice may, or that person's attorney or agent may, make, sign, and file with the
             595      division a request for agency action.
             596          (b) [Every] A request for agency action shall be verified under oath or affirmation.
             597          (c) A request for agency action made under this section shall be filed within 180 days
             598      after the alleged discriminatory or prohibited employment practice occurred.
             599          (d) The division may transfer a request for agency action filed with the division
             600      pursuant to this section to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in
             601      accordance with the provisions of [any] a work-share agreement that is:
             602          (i) between the division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
             603          (ii) in effect on the day on which the request for agency action is transferred.
             604          (2) [Any] An employer, labor organization, joint apprenticeship committee, or
             605      vocational school who has an employee or member who refuses or threatens to refuse to
             606      comply with this chapter may file with the division a request for agency action asking the
             607      division for assistance to obtain the employee's or member's compliance by conciliation or
             608      other remedial action.
             609          (3) (a) Before a hearing is set or held as part of [any] an adjudicative proceeding, the
             610      division shall promptly assign an investigator to attempt a settlement between the parties by
             611      conference, conciliation, or persuasion.
             612          (b) If no settlement is reached under Subsection (3)(a), the investigator shall make a
             613      prompt impartial investigation of [all allegations] an allegation made in the request for agency
             614      action.


             615          (c) The division and its staff, agents, and employees:
             616          (i) shall conduct [every] an investigation in fairness to all parties and agencies
             617      involved; and
             618          (ii) may not attempt a settlement between the parties if it is clear that no discriminatory
             619      or prohibited employment practice has occurred.
             620          (d) An aggrieved party may withdraw the request for agency action [prior to] before the
             621      issuance of a final order.
             622          (4) (a) If the initial attempts at settlement are unsuccessful, and the investigator
             623      uncovers insufficient evidence during the investigation to support [the allegations] an
             624      allegation of a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice set out in the request for
             625      agency action, the investigator shall formally report [these findings] the finding to the director
             626      or the director's designee.
             627          (b) Upon receipt of the investigator's report described in Subsection (4)(a), the director
             628      or the director's designee may issue a determination and order for dismissal of the adjudicative
             629      proceeding.
             630          (c) A party may make a written request to the Division of Adjudication for an
             631      evidentiary hearing to review de novo the director's or the director's designee's determination
             632      and order within 30 days of the date the determination and order for dismissal is issued.
             633          (d) If the director or the director's designee [receives no timely] does not receive a
             634      request for a hearing within the time period described in Subsection (4)(c), the determination
             635      and order issued by the director or the director's designee becomes the final order of the
             636      commission.
             637          (5) (a) If the initial attempts at settlement are unsuccessful and the investigator
             638      uncovers sufficient evidence during the investigation to support [the allegations] an allegation
             639      of a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice set out in the request for agency action,
             640      the investigator shall formally report [these findings] this finding to the director or the
             641      director's designee.
             642          (b) (i) Upon receipt of the investigator's report described in Subsection (5)(a), the
             643      director or the director's designee may issue a determination and order [based] on the basis of
             644      the investigator's report.
             645          (ii) A determination and order issued under this Subsection (5)(b) shall:


             646          (A) direct the respondent to cease any discriminatory or prohibited employment
             647      practice; and
             648          (B) provide relief to the aggrieved party as the director or the director's designee
             649      determines is appropriate.
             650          [(c)] (d) A party may file a written request to the Division of Adjudication for an
             651      evidentiary hearing to review de novo the director's or the director's designee's determination
             652      and order within 30 days of the date the determination and order is issued.
             653          [(d)] (e) If the director or the director's designee [receives no timely] does not receive a
             654      request for a hearing within the time period described in Subsection (5)(d), the determination
             655      and order issued by the director or the director's designee in accordance with Subsection (5)(b)
             656      becomes the final order of the commission.
             657          (6) In [any] an adjudicative proceeding to review the director's or the director's
             658      designee's determination that a prohibited employment practice has occurred, the division shall
             659      present the factual and legal basis of the determination or order issued under Subsection (5).
             660          (7) (a) [Prior to] Before the commencement of an evidentiary hearing[: (i)], the party
             661      filing the request for agency action may reasonably and fairly amend [any] an allegation[; and].
             662          [(ii) the] (b) The respondent may amend its answer[.]:
             663          [(b) An amendment permitted under this Subsection (7) may be made:]
             664          (i) during or after [a] an evidentiary hearing; and
             665          (ii) only with permission of the presiding officer.
             666          (8) (a) If, upon all the evidence at a hearing, the presiding officer finds that a
             667      respondent has not engaged in a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice, the
             668      presiding officer shall issue an order dismissing the request for agency action containing the
             669      allegation of a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice.
             670          (b) The presiding officer may order that the respondent be reimbursed by the
             671      complaining party for the respondent's [attorneys'] attorney fees and costs.
             672          (9) (a) If upon all the evidence at the hearing, the presiding officer finds that a
             673      respondent has engaged in a discriminatory or prohibited employment practice, the presiding
             674      officer:
             675          (i) shall issue an order requiring the respondent to:
             676          (a) cease any discriminatory or prohibited employment practice; and


             677          (b) provide relief to the complaining party, including:
             678          (i) reinstatement;
             679          (ii) back pay and benefits;
             680          (iii) [attorneys'] attorney fees; and
             681          (iv) costs.
             682          (10) Conciliation between the parties is to be urged and facilitated at all stages of the
             683      adjudicative process.
             684          (11) (a) Either party may file with the Division of Adjudication a written request for
             685      review before the commissioner or Appeals Board of the order issued by the presiding officer
             686      in accordance with:
             687          (i) Section 63-46b-12 ; and
             688          (ii) Chapter 1, Part 3, Adjudicative Proceedings.
             689          (b) If there is no timely request for review, the order issued by the presiding officer
             690      becomes the final order of the commission.
             691          (12) An order of the commission under Subsection (11)(a) is subject to judicial review
             692      as provided in:
             693          (a) Section 63-46b-16 ; and
             694          (b) Chapter 1, Part 3, Adjudicative Proceedings.
             695          (13) The commission [shall have authority to] may make rules concerning procedures
             696      under this chapter in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
             697      Act.
             698          (14) The commission and its staff may not divulge or make public [any] information
             699      gained from [any] an investigation, settlement negotiation, or proceeding before the
             700      commission except as provided in Subsections (14)(a) through (d).
             701          (a) Information used by the director or the director's designee in making [any] a
             702      determination may be provided to all interested parties for the purpose of preparation for and
             703      participation in proceedings before the commission.
             704          (b) General statistical information may be disclosed [provided the identities of the
             705      individuals or parties are] if the identity of an individual or party is not disclosed.
             706          (c) Information may be disclosed for inspection by the attorney general or [other]
             707      another legal [representatives] representative of the state or the commission.


             708          (d) Information may be disclosed for information and reporting requirements of the
             709      federal government.
             710          (15) The procedures contained in this section are the exclusive remedy under state law
             711      for employment discrimination [based upon] on the basis of:
             712          (a) race;
             713          (b) color;
             714          (c) sex;
             715          (d) retaliation;
             716          (e) pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions;
             717          (f) age;
             718          (g) religion;
             719          (h) national origin; [or]
             720          (i) disability[.]; or
             721          (j) military service.
             722          (16) (a) The commencement of an action under federal law for relief [based upon any]
             723      on the basis of an act prohibited by this chapter bars the commencement or continuation of
             724      [any] an adjudicative proceeding before the commission in connection with the same [claims]
             725      claim under this chapter.
             726          (b) The transfer of a request for agency action to the Equal Employment Opportunity
             727      Commission in accordance with Subsection (1)(d) is considered the commencement of an
             728      action under federal law for purposes of Subsection (16)(a).
             729          (c) Nothing in this Subsection (16) is intended to alter, amend, modify, or impair the
             730      exclusive remedy provision set forth in Subsection (15).
             731          Section 6. Section 67-19-6.3 is amended to read:
             732           67-19-6.3. Equal employment opportunity plan.
             733          (1) In conjunction with the director's duties under Section 67-19-6 , and
             734      notwithstanding the general prohibition in Subsection 34A-5-106 (3)[(c)](d), the executive
             735      director shall prepare an equal employment opportunity plan for state employment consistent
             736      with the guidelines provided in federal equal employment opportunity laws and in related
             737      federal regulations.
             738          (2) The equal employment opportunity plan required by this section applies only to


             739      state career service employees described in Section 67-19-15 .
             740          (3) The Legislature shall review the equal employment opportunity plan required by
             741      this section before it may be implemented.
             742          (4) Nothing in this section requires the establishment of hiring quotas or preferential
             743      treatment of any identifiable group.


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