Summary.
Law 11 of 2005 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, birth, disability, social class, sex, religion, or political ideas. It also prohibits paid job advertisements that require applicants to be a particular age.
What it covers.
- The prohibition of employment discrimination.
- Paid job advertisements that require a particular age.
- Fines for violations and the authority responsible for imposing them.
Who it applies to.
- Employers.
- Persons who publish, disseminate, or transmit paid job advertisements.
- Persons who violate the law’s prohibitions.
Key points.
- Employment discrimination based on race, birth, disability, social class, sex, religion, or political ideas is prohibited.Art. 1
- Publishing, disseminating, or transmitting by any means a paid job advertisement that requires the person hired to be a particular age is prohibited.Art. 2
- Violations are subject to fines ranging from 500 balboas (B/. 500.00) to 1,000 balboas (B/.1,000.00).Art. 3
- The Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral) handles violations and imposes sanctions; it acts on its own initiative or upon a complaint.Art. 4