Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act

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 of 1964, the burden is on the plaintiff to prove an employer had no business necessity for a practice with discriminatory effects.) Applies the amendments made by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to a case that is subject to the removed provision in the same way such amendments apply to any other case brought under the employment discrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Timeline

1. 28 March 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 March 2012

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E472)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 March 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 March 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 16 April 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

   Source: Committee

6. 26 September 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 March 2012 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 March 2012

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 March 2012

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Sponsors

• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Keith Ellison · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

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