A bill to amend section 703(h) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that seniority systems which perpetuate the effects of past discrimination shall not be exempt from the prohibition against unlawful employment practices.

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Introduced

12 July 1977

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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summary

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to deny exemption from the prohibition against unlawful employment practices to seniority systems which perpetuate the effects of past discrimination.

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summary · EN · 12 July 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/8246
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