Bill > S1030

This bill, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify the appropriate standards for federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims. The key provisions include: (1) establishing that age or a protected activity can be a "motivating factor" for an unlawful employment practice, even if other factors also motivated the practice; (2) allowing plaintiffs to use any type of admissible evidence and not requiring them to demonstrate that age or a protected activity was the sole cause of the practice; and (3) providing for specific remedies, such as declaratory and injunctive relief, in cases where the employer demonstrates it would have taken the same action absent the impermissible motivating factor. The bill also applies these standards to claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.