Utah Code § 32B-15-202

Liability for employees -- Employee protected in exercising judgment
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(1)
(a) Except for a violation of Subsection 32B-15-201(2), an employer is liable for the actions of its
staff in violation of this chapter.
(b) This Subsection (1) does not apply to a business licensed in accordance with Chapter 7, Off-
Premise Beer Retailer Act, to sell beer at retail only for off-premise consumption.
(2) An employer may not sanction or terminate the employment of individual staff of a retail
licensee or other establishment serving an alcoholic product as a result of the staff having
exercised the staff's independent judgment to refuse to sell an alcoholic product to a person the
staff considers to meet one or more of the conditions described in Subsection 32B-15-201(1)
(b).
(3) An employer who terminates an employee or imposes sanctions on the employee contrary to
this section is considered to have discriminated against that employee and is subject to the
conditions and penalties set forth in Title 34A, Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act.

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