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2012 Nebraska Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2012)

handle is hein.sag/sagne2012 and id is 1 raw text is: (oflit JON BRUNING ATTORNEY GENERAL SUBJECT: REQUESTED BY: WRITTEN BY: STATE OF NEBRASKA of the (1ttoru @eeural 2115 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING LINCOLN, NE 68509-8920 (402) 471-2682 TDD (402) 471-2682 FAX (402) 471-3297 or (402) 471-4725 NO. STATE OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL MAY 3 2012 DEPT. OF JUSTICE \2..CDOo Protected Classes Under The State Civil Rights Statutes; Do Cities And Counties Have Statutory Authority To Create Protected Classes Not Listed In State Statute? Senator Beau McCoy Nebraska State Legislature Jon Bruning, Attorney General Dale A. Comer, Assistant Attorney General You introduced LB 912 during the 2012 legislative session. Among other things, that bill would have prohibited political subdivisions, including municipalities, from adopting or enforcing any local laws or ordinances which created protected classifications beyond those contained in the state's civil rights statutes such as the Age Discrimination In Employment Act or the Fair Employment Practices Act. LB 912 did not progress out of committee. In your opinion request correspondence, you indicate that you are now considering reintroducing LB 912. However, to determine if that step is necessary, you have asked us if, under current Nebraska law, cities and counties have the authority to create protected classes not listed in state statute. For the reasons set out below, it is our opinion that while political subdivisions may pass ordinances or other laws on the Printed wth soy ink on recycled paper