Montana Code 49-3-202. Employment referrals and placement services
49-3-202. Employment referrals and placement services. (1) All state and local governmental agencies, including educational institutions, that provide employment referrals or placement services to public or private employers shall accept job orders on a fair practice basis. A job request indicating an intention to exclude a person because of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or national origin must be rejected.
Terms Used In Montana Code 49-3-202
- Age: means number of years since birth. See Montana Code 49-3-101
- Commission: means the commission for human rights provided for in 2-15-1706. See Montana Code 49-3-101
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Physical or mental disability: means :
(i)a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities;
(ii)a record of such an impairment; or
(iii)a condition regarded as such an impairment. See Montana Code 49-3-101
- Sex: has the meaning provided in 1-1-201. See Montana Code 49-3-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)All state and local governmental agencies shall cooperate in programs developed by the commission for human rights for the purpose of broadening the base of job recruitment and shall further cooperate with employers and unions providing the programs.
(3)The department of labor and industry shall cooperate with the commission for human rights in encouraging and enforcing compliance by employers and labor unions with the policy of this chapter and promotion of equal employment opportunities.