HR 3748
102th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil procedure
Discrimination in employment
Racial discrimination
Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act
Introduced: November 12, 1991
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 14, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Nov 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Nov 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 12, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to remove a provision excluding from application of the Act any disparate impact case filed before March 1, 1975, and decided after October 30, 1983. (Wards Cove Packing Co. Inc. v. Atonio, 1989, held that, in cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove an employer had no business necessity for a practice with discriminatory effects.)
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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