S 1962 · 102th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.(1992-03-11)
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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. Inc. v. Antonio, 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.)…
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Cosponsors (15)
15 Democrats