Tennessee § 4-21-403 - Employment agency practices.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-21-403 — Employment agency practices., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-21-403. Employment agency practices.
It is a discriminatory practice for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment, or to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against any person because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 9; T.C.A., § 4-2107; Acts 1980, ch. 732, § 6; T.C.A., § 4-21-107 . Collateral References. Discrimination against pregnant employee as violation of state fair employment laws. 99 A.L.R.5th 1. Disparate impact claims under Age Discrimination Act of 1967, §§ 2 et seq., 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 621 et seq.186 A.L.R. Fed. 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-21-403 ("Employment agency practices.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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