Section 45-19-45 - Unlawful conspiraciesIt shall be an unlawful practice for a person or for two or more persons to conspire:
(1) To retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because the person has opposed a practice declared unlawful by this article or because the person has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding, or hearing concerning an unlawful practice under this article;(2) To aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce a person to engage in any of the acts or practices declared unlawful by this article;(3) To obstruct or prevent a person from complying with this article or any order issued under this article;(4) To resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with the administrator, any of the administrator's representatives or employees, or a hearing officer in the lawful performance of a duty under this article. Such unlawful practice may include, but shall not be limited to, willfully neglecting or failing to comply or to fully comply with a subpoena or other lawful order to:(A) Attend and testify under oath at any hearing or deposition;(B) Answer any lawful inquiry; or(C) Produce records, documents, or other requested evidence; provided, however, that it shall not be a violation of this article for anyone to challenge or resist any action by the administrator, any of the administrator's representatives or employees, or a hearing officer when there is a good faith belief that the administrator, the administrator's representatives or employees, or the hearing officer is acting unlawfully or acting in excess of statutory authority; or
(5) To initiate willfully frivolous and unwarranted charges of discrimination against a public employer.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 395,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2024.