United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1172 (103rd)
Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act
Introduced
2 March 1993
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
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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. 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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 1993
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 1993
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 March 1993
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/1172