Nonretaliation; nonwaiver of rights.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 7-195
in effectSec. 7-195. - Nonretaliation; nonwaiver of rights.
(a) No person or employer shall refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment, customer, or patron because that employee, applicant, customer, or patron exercises any rights afforded by this article or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of this article. Notwithstanding section 7-197, violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.
(b) Any individual who works in and/or is invited to an establishment, business, casino gaming area, or place of employment which may be excepted from the prohibitions of this article and where the owner, proprietor, manager, employer, or other person in [charge] of such premises or area allows smoking, whether as a customer, shopper, patron, client, employee, contractor, or otherwise, does not waive or otherwise limit or surrender any legal or equitable rights such individual may have against the owner, proprietor, manager, employer, or other person in charge or control of areas or places or against any other party.
(Ord. No. 2579, § 11, 3-18-08)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH7OFMIPR_ARTVSMEEAI_S7-195NONORIFetched: 11/1/2026