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§ 4-21-101. Purpose

TN ST § 4-21-101West's Tennessee Code AnnotatedTitle 4. State GovernmentEffective: July 10, 2015 (Approx. 2 pages)

§ 4-21-101. Purpose

TN ST § 4-21-101West's Tennessee Code AnnotatedTitle 4. State GovernmentEffective: July 10, 2015 (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Tennessee Code Annotated
Title 4. State Government
Chapter 21. Human Rights (Refs & Annos)
Part 1. General Provisions
Effective: July 10, 2015
T. C. A. § 4-21-101
§ 4-21-101. Purpose
Currentness
(a) It is the purpose and intent of the general assembly by this chapter to:
(1) Provide for execution within Tennessee of the policies embodied in the federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1968 and 1972, the Pregnancy Amendment of 1978 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k)), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.);
(2) Assure that Tennessee has appropriate legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing sufficient to justify the deferral of cases by the federal equal employment opportunity commission, the department of housing and urban development, the secretary of labor and the department of justice under those statutes;
(3) Safeguard all individuals within the state from discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin in connection with employment and public accommodations, and because of race, color, creed, religion, sex or national origin in connection with housing;
(4) Protect their interest in personal dignity and freedom from humiliation;
(5) Make available to the state their full productive capacity in employment;
(6) Secure the state against domestic strife and unrest that would menace its democratic institutions;
(7) Preserve the public safety, health and general welfare; and
(8) Further the interest, rights, opportunities and privileges of individuals within the state.
(b) The prohibitions in this chapter against discrimination because of age in connection with employment and public accommodations shall be limited to individuals who are at least forty (40) years of age.

Credits

1978 Pub.Acts, c. 748, § 2; 1980 Pub.Acts, c. 732, §§ 1 to 4; 1984 Pub.Acts, c. 1007, § 1; 1986 Pub.Acts, c. 807, § 1; 1988 Pub.Acts, c. 714, § 6.
Formerly § 4-2101.
T. C. A. § 4-21-101, TN ST § 4-21-101
Current with effective legislation through Chapter 925 of the 2024 Regular Session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly. Some sections may be more current; see credits for details. Pursuant to §§ 1-1-110, 1-1-111, and 1-2-114, the Tennessee Code Commission certifies the final, official version of the Tennessee Code and, until then, may make editorial changes to the statutes. References to the updates made by the most recent legislative session should be to the Public Chapter and not to the T.C.A. until final revisions have been made to the text, numbering, and hierarchical headings on Westlaw to conform to the official text. Unless legislatively provided, section name lines are prepared by the publisher.
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