US SB2019 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on October 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University, which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).
Title
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-10-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4152 (Same As) 2017-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Subjects
Age discrimination
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2019/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2019/BILLS-115s2019is.pdf |