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S. 1756 (111th)

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 October 2009

Last action

6 May 2010 · Committee

Status

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1122.

Sponsors

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

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11 December 2025

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 6 October 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 October 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 May 2010

    Committee

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1122.

    Source: Committee

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