| (D) | a person employing 15 or more employees within the state for each working day in each of 20 calendar weeks or more in the current or preceding calendar year. See Utah Code 34A-5-102Person: means :| (i) | one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trusts or trustees, or receivers; |
| (iii) | a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 34A-5-102Retaliate: means the taking of adverse action by an employer, employment agency, labor organization, apprenticeship program, on-the-job training program, or vocational school against one of its employees, applicants, or members because the employee, applicant, or member:| (i) | opposes an employment practice prohibited under this chapter; or |
| (ii) | files charges, testifies, assists, or participates in any way in a proceeding, investigation, or hearing under this chapter. See Utah Code 34A-5-102 |
| (2) |
An employer may not discharge, demote, terminate, or refuse to hire any person, or retaliate against, harass, or discriminate in matters of compensation or in terms, privileges, and conditions of employment against any person otherwise qualified, for lawful expression or expressive activity outside of the workplace regarding the person’s religious, political, or personal convictions, including convictions about marriage, family, or sexuality, unless the expression or expressive activity is in direct conflict with the essential business-related interests of the employer. |
Enacted by Chapter 13, 2015 General Session
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