Bill > HR697

This bill, the Justice for All Act of 2023, seeks to amend several civil rights laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Fair Housing Act. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Clarifying that discrimination based on disparate impact, in addition to intentional discrimination, is prohibited under these civil rights laws. 2. Providing a private right of action for individuals to challenge discrimination based on disparate impact, and allowing for equitable and legal relief, including compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and costs. 3. Prohibiting law enforcement profiling practices that rely on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. 4. Expanding the definition of "public accommodations" under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include a broader range of establishments. 5. Removing the Faragher-Ellerth affirmative defense for employers in harassment cases and establishing strict vicarious liability for employee discrimination. 6. Prohibiting mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements and joint-action waivers for employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights disputes. The bill aims to strengthen civil rights protections and enforcement by clarifying the standards for disparate impact claims, expanding private rights of action, and limiting certain legal defenses that have been used to undermine civil rights laws.

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