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69 Appendix B: State EEO Statutes, Regulations, and Agencies Links to citations are provided for convenience; transit agencies should verify statutory language from official sources. Alaska: Alaska Stat. Chapter 18.80. State Commission for Human Rights, http://old- www.legis.state.ak.us/cgi- bin/folioisa.dll/stattx08/query=chapter+18!2E80/doc/%7B@9173%7D?; Commission for Hu- man Rights, http://gov.state.ak.us/aschr/ Arkansas: 11-3-203. Medical examination as condition of employment. www.arkansas.gov/labor/pdf/laws_relating_labor.pdf California: Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code §§ 12900–12996, www.fehc.ca.gov/act/pdf/FEHA_Outline.pdf ; Department of Fair Employment and Housing www.dfeh.ca.gov/DFEH/default/ Colorado: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-402, www.dora.state.co.us/civil- rights/Statute_Regulations_Rules/2008Statutes.pdf ; Colorado Civil Rights Division, www.dora.state.co.us/civil-rights/ Connecticut: Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), §§ 46a-51 et seq. cited. 4 CA 423; 44 CA 446, www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap814c.htm ; Connecticut Commis- sion on Human Rights and Opportunities, www.ct.gov/chro/site/default.asp Delaware: Delaware Discrimination in Employment Act, Title 19, Labor, Chapter 7, Em- ployment Practices, Subchapter II. Discrimination in Employment http://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c007/sc02/index.shtml; Delaware Discrimination in Em- ployment Act, Title 19, Labor, Chapter 7, Employment Practices, Subchapter III, Handi- capped Persons Employment Protections http://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c007/sc03/index.shtml District of Columbia: District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, Dis- trict of Columbia Official Code Section 2-1401.01 et seq. http://ohr.dc.gov/ohr/frames.asp?doc=/ohr/lib/ohr/pro_acts_of_discrimination.pdf; District of Columbia Office of Human Rights, http://ohr.dc.gov/ohr/site/default.asp?ohrNav=| Florida: Florida Commission on Human Relations, http://fchr.state.fl.us/ Georgia: The Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978, as amended, Ga. Code Ann. 45-19- 20 et seq. www.gceo.state.ga.us/FEPA.htm; Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity, Equal Employment Division, www.gceo.state.ga.us/ Hawaii: Haw. Rev. Stat. Chapter 378, Part I (anti-discrimination in employment) www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0378/HRS_0378-.htm; Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, http://hawaii.gov/labor/hcrc/ Idaho: Idaho Commission on Human Rights, http://humanrights.idaho.gov/ Illinois: Illinois Human Rights Act, 775 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/ www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2266&ChapAct=775%A0ILCS%A05/&ChapterI D=64&ChapterName=HUMAN+RIGHTS&ActName=Illinois+Human+Rights+Act; Illinois Department of Human Rights, www.state.il.us/dhr/ Indiana: Indiana Civil Rights Law, Ind. Code 22-9 www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title22/ar9/ch1.html; Indiana Civil Rights Commission, www.in.gov/icrc/2432.htm

70 Iowa: Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965, http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool- ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=IowaCode&ga=83#216.6; Iowa Admin. Code 161—8.1(216) General provisions—employee selection procedures, www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/ACODocs/DOCS/4-22-2009.161.8.pdf ; Iowa Civil Rights Commis- sion www.state.ia.us/government/crc/index.html Kansas: Kansas Act Against Discrimination and Kansas Age Discrimination in Employ- ment Act, Kan. Stat. Ann. 44-1001 et seq. www.khrc.net/resources.html ; Kansas Human Rights Commission, www.khrc.net/ Kentucky: The Kentucky Civil Rights Act, Ky. Rev. Stat. 344.010 et seq., www.kchr.ky.gov/about/kycivilrightsact.htm ; Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, www.kchr.ky.gov/ Louisiana: Prohibition of age discrimination; exceptions, RS 23:312, www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=83868 ; Discrimination [Disability], La. Rev. Stat. 23:323, www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=83874; Intentional discrimination in employ- ment, RS 23:332, www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=83879 ; Louisiana Commission on Human Rights, http://gov.louisiana.gov/HumanRights/humanrightshome.htm Maine: Human Rights Act, Me. Rev. Stat. Title 5, Chapter 337, www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/5/title5ch337sec0.html ; Maine Human Rights Commission, www.state.me.us/mhrc/index.shtml Maryland: MSA § 20–601 et seq. http://mlis.state.md.us/asp/web_statutes_2010.asp?gsg&20-601 ; Maryland Commission on Human Relations, www.mchr.state.md.us/ Massachusetts: Fair Employment Practices Law, Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B, s. 4 www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/151b-4.htm ; Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimina- tion, www.mass.gov/mcad Michigan: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp. Laws 37.2101 et seq. www.michigan.gov/documents/act_453_elliott_larsen_8772_7.pdf; Department of Civil Rights, www.michigan.gov/mdcr Minnesota: Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. 363A.001, https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=363A; Department of Human Rights, www.humanrights.state.mn.us/ Missouri: Missouri Human Rights Act, Mo. Rev. Stat. Chpt. 213 www.moga.mo.gov/STATUTES/C213.HTM; Missouri Commission on Human Rights, www.dolir.mo.gov/hr/ Montana: Montana Human Rights Act, Mont. Code Ann. 49-2-303. Discrimination in em- ployment. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca/49/2/49-2-303.htm; Department of Labor and Industry, Subchapter 6, Proof of Unlawful Discrimination, http://erd.dli.mt.gov/humanright/documents/24.9.pdf; Human Rights Bureau, http://erd.dli.mt.gov/humanright/hrhome.asp Nebraska: Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act (FEPA) www.neoc.ne.gov/laws/fepatext.htm; Neb. Admin. Code, Title 138, Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act, Rules and Regulations, Chapters 1–14, www.neoc.ne.gov/laws/fepa.htm; Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission www.neoc.ne.gov/ Nevada: Nev. Rev. Stat. 613.330 Unlawful employment practices: Discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin; interference

71 with aid or appliance for disability; refusal to permit service animal at place of employment, http://leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-613.html#NRS613Sec330; Nevada Equal Rights Commis- sion, http://detr.state.nv.us/nerc.htm New Hampshire: Law Against Discrimination: Equal Employment Opportunity, Section 354-A:6, http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXXI/354-A/354-A-6.htm, and 354-A:7 Unlaw- ful Discriminatory Practices. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXXI/354-A/354-A-7.htm; Commission for Human Rights, www.nh.gov/hrc/ New Jersey: Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J. Stat. Ann. 10:1-3. Exclusions based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex unlawful, http://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/cgi- bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=9937402&Depth=2&depth=2&expandheadings=on&headingswith hits=on&hitsperheading=on&infobase=statutes.nfo&record={36A0}&softpage=Doc_Frame_P G42 New Mexico: Human Rights Act [28-1-1 N.M. Stat. Ann. 1978] www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0; N.M. Stat. Ann. 28-1-7. Unlawful discriminatory practice. www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0; Human Rights Bureau, www.dws.state.nm.us/dws-humanrights.html New York: New York State Executive Law, Article 15, Human Rights Law www.dhr.state.ny.us/doc/hrl.pdf; New York State Division of Human Rights, www.dhr.state.ny.us/offices_and_executive_staff.html North Carolina: North Carolina General Statutes, Article 6, Equal Employment and Compensation Opportunity; Assisting in Obtaining State Employment: § 126-16, Equal op- portunity for employment and compensation by State departments and agencies and local political subdivisions. www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByArticle/Chapter_126/Article_6.pdf North Dakota: North Dakota Human Rights Act (N.D. Century Code Chapter 14-02.4) www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/T14C024.pdf, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 46-04-01 Human Rights Practice and Procedure, www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/html/..%5Cpdf%5C46-04-01.pdf; North Dakota Cent. Code, Title 34: Labor and Employment, www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t34.html Ohio: Ohio Rev. Code 4112.02 Unlawful discriminatory practices, http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4112.02; Ohio Civil Rights Commission, http://crc.ohio.gov/disc_employment.htm Oklahoma: Anti-Discrimination Act, 25 Okla. Stat. § 1302; Oklahoma Human Rights Commission, www.ok.gov/ohrc/ Oregon: Or. Rev. Stat. Chapter 659A—Unlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real Property Transactions; Administrative and Civil Enforcement, www.leg.state.or.us/ors/659a.html; Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Civil Rights Di- vision, www.boli.state.or.us/BOLI/CRD/index.shtml Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/PHRC/publications/literature/PHRCLaws.pdf; Human Rela- tions Commission, www.phrc.state.pa.us/ Rhode Island: Civil Rights of People with Disabilities, Chapter 42-87, www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE42/42-87/INDEX.HTM South Carolina: South Carolina Human Affairs Law, www.state.sc.us/schac/lawi.htm; Human Affairs Commission, www.state.sc.us/schac/

72 South Dakota: South Dakota Human Relations Act, http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=20-13; Division of Human Rights, www.state.sd.us/dol/boards/hr/ Tennessee: Tennessee Human Rights Act, Tenn. Code Ann. 4-21-401 through 4-21-408, www.state.tn.us/humanrights/THRC_related_statutes.pdf; Human Rights Commission, www.state.tn.us/humanrights/ Texas: Texas Labor Code, Chapter 21, Employment Discrimination, http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/la.toc.htm; Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights and Discrimination Division, www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/rpm/rpmsubcrd.html Utah: Utah Antidiscrimination Act, Utah Code Ann. § 34A-5-106, www.le.utah.gov/UtahCode/getCodeSection?code=34A-5-106; Utah Antidiscrimination & La- bor Division, www.laborcommission.utah.gov/AntidiscriminationandLabor/index.html Vermont: 21 Vt. Stat. Ann. § 495. Unlawful employment practice, http://hrc.vermont.gov/sites/hrc/files/pdfs/laws/fepa.pdf; Vermont Human Rights Commis- sion, http://hrc.vermont.gov/ Virginia: Virginia Human Rights Act, Va. Code Ann. Chapter 39 2.2-3900 et seq., www.chr.virginia.gov/act.html; Human Rights Council www.chr.state.va.us/index.html Washington: Law Against Discrimination (Wash. Rev. Code 49.60), http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.60; Wash. Admin. Code 162-12 Preemploy- ment Inquiries Guide, http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslwac/WAC%20162%20%20TITLE/WAC%20162%20- %2012%20%20CHAPTER/WAC%20162%20-%2012%20%20Chapter.htm; Wash. Admin. Code 62-16 Employment, http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslwac/WAC%20162%20%20TITLE/WAC%20162%20- %2016%20%20CHAPTER/WAC%20162%20-%2016%20%20Chapter.htm; Wash. Admin. Code 162-22 Employment and Disability Discrimination, http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslwac/WAC%20162%20%20TITLE/WAC%20162%20- %2022%20%20CHAPTER/WAC%20162%20-%2022%20%20Chapter.htm West Virginia: West Virginia Human Rights Act, W. Va. Code § 5-11-1, et seq. www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=05&art=11#11; Human Rights Commis- sion, www.wvf.state.wv.us/wvhrc/ Wisconsin: Wis. Stat. Ch. 111, Subch. II: Fair Employment, http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&d=stats&jd=111. 31; Family and Medical Leave Act, http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll/Statutes%20Related/Wisconsin%20Statutes/5189/ 5198?f=templates$fn=document-frameset.htm$q=[field%20folio-destination- name:'103.10']$x=Advanced#0-0-0-52595, www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/family_and_medical_leave/default.htm Wyoming: Wyo. Stat. Chapter 9—Fair Employment Practices, http://wydoe.state.wy.us/doe.asp?ID=859; Chapter III—Fair Employment Rules, http://159.238.91.226/labor/rulesregs/Chapter%20III.pdf ; Chapter V—Disability Discrimina- tion Rules, http://159.238.91.226/labor/rulesregs/Chapter%20V.pdf