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H.R. 4227 (113th)

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014

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Introduced

13 March 2014

Last action

13 June 2014 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Sponsors

Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], James McGovern, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], JAMES LANGEVIN, Eric Swalwell, Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17], Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12], Barbara Lee, LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Gwen Moore, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Gregorio Sablan, Mark Takano, Katherine Clark, Marcia Fudge, Raúl Grijalva, Betty McCollum, Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Gerald Connolly, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], CAROLYN MALONEY, GENE GREEN, Albio Sires, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Jared Huffman, Zoe Lofgren, Keith Ellison, Anna Eshoo, BOBBY RUSH, Rick Larsen, Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Kathy Castor, Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Theodore Deutch, DAVID PRICE, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], David Cicilline

Subjects

Environment

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23 March 2026

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Summary

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014 - Sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. Declares employers under such Acts liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee has created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).

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Timeline

  1. 13 March 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 March 2014

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 March 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 April 2014

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 June 2014

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

    Source: Committee

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