AGO 1949-51 No. 163.

• Case Date: November 18, 1949
• Court: Washington

Washington Attorney General Opinions 1949. AGO 1949-51 No. 163. November 18, 1949[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATEINDUSTRIAL INSURANCE - MINORS - EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS.The requiring of minor applicant's birth place and submission of birth certificate as proof of age on Department of Labor and Industries form for employment permit is not an unfair employment practice.Honorable A. M. Johnson Director of Labor and Industries Olympia, WashingtonCite as: AGO 1949-51 No. 163Dear Sir: We have received your request for an opinion on the following question: Is the requirement that a minor applicant for an employment permit furnish information as to his place of birth and submit a birth certificate as proof of birth on the Department of Labor and Industries form of a minor's application for Employment Permit an unfair employment practice under chapter 183, Laws of 1949? Our conclusion may be summarized as follows: Such requirement is not an unfair employment practice. ANALYSIS Section 7, chapter 183, Laws of 1949, which enumerates unfair employment practices under the Law Against Discrimination in Employment, reads as follows: "(1) It shall be an unfair employment practice for any employer: "(a) To refuse to hire any person because of such person's race, creed, color, or national origin, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. [Orig. Op. Page 2] "(b) To discharge or bar any person from employment because of such person's race, creed, color, or national origin. "(c) To discriminate against any person in compensation or in other terms or conditions of employment because of such person's race, creed, color or national origin. "(2) It shall be an unfair employment practice for any labor union or labor organization: "(a) To deny full membership rights and privileges to any person because of such person's race, creed, color, or national origin. "(b) To expel from membership any person because of such person's race, creed, color or national origin; or "(c) To discriminate against any member employer, or employee because of such person's creed, color, or national origin. "(3) It shall be an unfair employment practice for any employment...