HR 3721
111th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Age discrimination
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Introduced: October 6, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 5, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 6, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Oct 6, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 6, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Oct 6, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that a plaintiff establishes an unlawful employment practice if the plaintiff demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) an impermissible factor or authority was a motivating factor for the practice complained of, even if other factors also motivated that practice; or (2) the practice complained of would not have occurred in the absence of an impermissible factor. Specifies the types of: (1) evidence that a plaintiff may utilize; and (2) relief and damages available to a successful plaintiff.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.