as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 02/18/1999 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to human rights; prohibiting business 1.3 discrimination on the basis of national origin; 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 363.03, 1.5 subdivision 8a. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 363.03, 1.8 subdivision 8a, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 8a. [BUSINESS DISCRIMINATION.] It is an unfair 1.10 discriminatory practice for a person engaged in a trade or 1.11 business or in the provision of a service: 1.12 (a) to refuse to do business with or provide a service to a 1.13 woman based on her use of her current or former surname; or 1.14 (b) to impose, as a condition of doing business with or 1.15 providing a service to a woman, that a woman use her current 1.16 surname rather than a former surname; or 1.17 (c) intentionally to refuse to do business with, to refuse 1.18 to contract with, or to discriminate in the basic terms, 1.19 conditions, or performance of the contract because of a person's 1.20 race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or 1.21 disability, unless the alleged refusal or discrimination is 1.22 because of a legitimate business purpose. 1.23 Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit positive action 1.24 plans.