3.0.0 2501 2023-01-11T13:22:46Z 2023-01-11T13:22:46Z House H HR 2011-07-12 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 2501.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[[Page H4946]][Page H4945]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T17:00:55Z Referred to 2011-07-12T14:02:30Z Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act 112 3638 HR 2012-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Related bill CRS Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 112 1471 S 2011-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2011-09-20 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2011-09-20 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2011-10-14 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2011-11-04 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2011-12-20 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2012-01-31 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2012-07-31 False Labor and Employment Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights Legal fees and court costs Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2011-07-12 Introduced in House 2011-09-08T16:57:37Z Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 - Declares it an unlawful practice for certain employers with at least 15 employees for each working day in each of at least 20 calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year to: (1) refuse to consider or offer employment to an individual based on present or past unemployment regardless of the length of time such individual was unemployed; (2) publish an advertisement or announcement for any job with provisions indicating that such an unemployed status disqualifies an individual and that an employer will not consider an applicant based on such status; and (3) direct or request that an employment agency account for such status when screening or referring applicants.

Prohibits an employment agency (including agents and persons maintaining a website publishing job advertisements or announcements), based on such an individual's status as unemployed, from: (1) refusing to consider or refer an individual for employment; (2) limiting, segregating, or classifying individuals in any manner limiting access to job information; or (3) publishing an advertisement or announcement for any job vacancy that includes provisions indicating that such an individual is disqualified and that an employer will not consider such individuals.

Allows consideration of an individual's status as unemployed where an individual's employment in a similar or related job for a period of time reasonably proximate to the hiring of such individual is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to successful performance of the job being filled.

Authorizes, subject to termination upon the filing of certain complaints by the Secretary of Labor, one or more persons for and in behalf of the affected individual, or the affected individual and other individuals similarly situated, to bring actions in federal or state court for specified actual damages and equitable relief including employment and compensatory and punitive damages.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints according to specified provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (2) pay directly to each affected individual applicable sums recovered in any civil actions brought by the Secretary under this Act.

Sets forth a two-year statute of limitations period (three years for willful violations) for specified civil actions under this Act, subject to tolling when the Secretary is considering certain complaints.

]]> Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Display Title Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2501ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2501ih.xml 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 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.