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S 1756 111th Congress Senate

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof.

Introduced: October 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Age discriminationCivil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnesses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 6, 2010
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1122.
Oct 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 6, 2010

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1122.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3721 Related bill Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 1, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 30, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 6, 2009
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 6, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 6, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1756: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1756/
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"S. 1756: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1756/.
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