Judges: JAN ERIC CARTWRIGHT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA
Filed Date: 2/25/1981
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/6/2016
OPINION — AG — 40Ohio St.197186 [40-86], WHICH REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE SEATS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, CODIFIED AS 42 U.S.C. § 2000(E) ET SEQ., WHICH INTER ALIA PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT BASED SOLELY UPON SEX ; THEREFORE, BY VIRTUE OF THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, 40Ohio St.197186 [40-86] IS PREEMPTED BY TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. (SEX DISCRIMINATION, LABOR, HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES) CITE: 40Ohio St.197171 [40-71] (PATRICIA REDD DEMPS)