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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 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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 Congressional Research Service

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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