S 1756
111th Congress
Senate
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
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
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
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1122.
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