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Introduced
02/14/2019
02/14/2019
In Committee
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
Crossed Over
01/16/2020
01/16/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to establish an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for any unlawful employment practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as "mixed motive" claims). The bill (1) permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible evidence, which need only be sufficient for a reasonable trier of fact to find that an unlawful practice occurred; and (2) declares that a complaining party shall not be required to demonstrate that age or retaliation was the sole cause of the employment practice (thereby rejecting the Supreme Court's decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., which requires a complainant to prove that age was the "but-for" cause for the employer's decision). The bill authorizes a court in a claim in which age discrimination is shown to grant declaratory and injunctive relief, but prohibits a court from awarding damages or issuing an order requiring any admission, reinstatement, hiring, promotion, or payment. The bill applies the same standard of proof to other employment discrimination and retaliation claims, including claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and other laws to establish that unlawful employment practices can be established when age or protected activities (such as filing a discrimination claim) were a motivating factor for the practice, even if other factors also motivated the practice. The bill allows complainants to use any admissible evidence to demonstrate an unlawful practice and does not require proving that age or protected activities were the sole cause. The bill also limits the remedies available in such "mixed motive" cases to declaratory and injunctive relief, rather than damages. The bill applies these same standards to claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act.
Committee Categories
Education, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (92)
Bobby Scott (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Cindy Axne (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Susan Davis (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Abby Finkenauer (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Debra Haaland (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Will Hurd (R),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
John Katko (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Max Rose (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
F. James Sensenbrenner (R),
Donna Shalala (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Chris Smith (R),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Pete Stauber (R),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Haley Stevens (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Maxine Waters (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 01/16/2020)
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