3.0.0 2554 2023-01-11T13:15:11Z 2023-01-11T13:15:11Z Senate S S 2008-01-24 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-01-24T23:05:36Z Civil Rights Act of 2008 110 5129 HR 2008-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2008-01-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S286) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2008-01-24 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-01-24 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-01-24 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-01-24 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2008-01-24 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-01-24 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2008-01-24 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-01-24 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-01-24 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-01-24 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-01-24 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-01-24 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-01-24 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-01-24 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-01-24 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-01-24 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-01-24 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-01-24 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-01-24 True Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Age discrimination Airline passenger traffic Alien labor Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Damages Disabled Discrimination against the disabled Discrimination in education Discrimination in employment Education Employee rights Expert witnesses Government Operations and Politics Government liability Illegal aliens Immigration Labor and Employment Labor contracts Law Legal fees Mediation Minimum wages Pay equity Punitive damages Sex discrimination Sexual harassment Social Welfare State employees Transportation and Public Works Transportation and the disabled Veterans' employment Wage restitution Wages Women Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2008-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-29T22:00:58Z Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment.

Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee.

Amends the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 to authorize civil actions in federal court for discrimination based on disability.

Settlement Encouragement and Fairness Act - Modifies the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of provisions governing the recovery of attorney's fees to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was a catalyst for a voluntary or unilateral change in position by the opposing party that provides any significant part of the relief sought.

Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2008 - Makes arbitration clauses in employment contracts unenforceable, with exceptions.

Authorizes recovery of expert fees by prevailing parties in civil rights actions.

Equal Remedies Act of 2008 - Repeals provisions limiting the amount of compensatory and punitive damages that may be awarded in cases of intentional discrimination in employment.

Amends the FLSA to revise provisions governing discrimination in the payment of wages, including equal pay requirements.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit denying back-pay or other monetary relief for unlawful employment practices against undocumented immigrant workers.

Applies specified provisions of this act to violations pending as of enactment or occurring prior to enactment.

]]> Civil Rights Act of 2008 Display Title Civil Rights Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Settlement Encouragement and Fairness Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Workers' Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights Restoration Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Equal Remedies Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Civil Rights Act of 2008 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2554is/xml/BILLS-110s2554is.xml 2008-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.