,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #cigb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjad,ms4
 ,de,lauro 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
discrim9ation 9 employm5t on ! basis (  
an individual's /atus or hi/ory (       
unemploym5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,employm5t        
,opportunity ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s &
 purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t   
d5ial ( employm5t opportunities to      
individuals because !y are or h be5     
unemploy$ is discrim9atory & burd5s     
comm]ce by-- 7#a7 r$uc+ p]sonal         
consumption & und]m9+ economic /ability 
& gr[?2  7#b7 squ&]+ human capital      
ess5tial to ! ,nation's economic        
vibrancy & gr[?2  7#c7 increas+ dem&s = 
,/ate & ,f$]al unemploym5t insurance    
b5efits1 r$uc+ tru/ fund assets1 & lead+
 to high] payroll taxes = employ]s1 cuts
 9 b5efits = jobless work]s1 or bo?2    

7#d7 impos+ additional burd5s on        
publicly fund$ heal? & welf>e programs2 
&  7#e7 depress+ income1 prop]ty1 & o!r 
tax rev5ues t ,/ates1 localities & !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t rely on to support     
op]ations & in/itutions ess5tial to     
comm]ce4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is 
,act is to prohibit consid]ation ( an   
individual's /atus z unemploy$ 9 scre5+ 
= or fill+ positions except :]e a       
requirem5t relat$ to employm5t /atus is 
a bona fide occupational qualification  
reasonably necess>y to successful       
p]=mance 9 ! job & to elim9ate ! burd5s 
impos$ on comm]ce by exclud+ su*        
individuals f employm5t4  #c4           
,def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 !  
t]m employ] means any p]son engag$ 9    
comm]ce or any indu/ry or activity      
affect+ comm]ce :o has #ae or m         
employees = ea* work+ day 9 ea* ( #bj or
 m cal5d> weeks 9 ! curr5t or prec$+    
cal5d> ye>1 & includes-- 7,a7 any p]son 
:o acts1 directly or indirectly1 9 !    
int]e/ ( an employ] ) respect to employ+

 individuals to "w = ! employ]2 &  7,b7 
any successor 9 int]e/ ( an employ]2    
7#b7 ! t]m employm5t ag5cy means any    
p]son regul>ly und]tak+ ) or )\t        
comp5sation to procure employees = an   
employ] or to procure = individuals     
opportunities to "w = an employ] &      
includes an ag5t ( su* a p]son1 &       
includes any p]son :o ma9ta9s an        
,int]net website t publi%es adv]tisem5ts
 or ann\ncem5ts ( job op5+s2  7#c7 ! t]m
 affect$ individual means any p]son :o 0
 refus$ consid]ation = employm5t or 0 n 
hir$ by an employ] because ( ! p]son's  
curr5t employm5t /atus1 or any p]son :o 
0 n consid]$1 scre5$1 or ref]r$ =       
employm5t opportunities by an employm5t 
ag5cy because ( ! p]son's curr5t        
employm5t /atus2  7#d7 ! t]m /atus z    
unemploy$ means an individual's pres5t  
or pa/ unemploym5t reg>dless ( ! l5g? ( 
"t su* individual 0 unemploy$2 &  7#e7 !
 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (      
,labor4  #d4 ,prohibit$ acts  7a7       
,employ]s ,x %all be an unlawful        

practice = an employ] to-- 7#a7 refuse  
to consid] = employm5t or refuse to (f] 
employm5t to an individual because ( !  
individual's /atus z unemploy$2  7#b7   
publi% 9 pr9t1 on ! ,int]net1 or 9 any  
o!r m$ium1 an adv]tisem5t or ann\ncem5t 
= any job t includes-- 7,a7 any         
provision /at+ or indicat+ t an         
individual's /atus z unemploy$          
disqualifies ! individual = a job2 &    
7,b7 any provision /at+ or indicat+ t an
 employ] w n consid] an applicant =     
employm5t bas$ on t individual's /atus z
 unemploy$2 &  7#c7 direct or reque/ t  
an employm5t ag5cy take an individual's 
/atus z unemploy$ into acc\nt 9 scre5+  
or ref]r+ applicants = employm5t4  7b7  
,employm5t ag5cies ,x %all be an        
unlawful practice = an employm5t ag5cy  
to-- 7#a7 refuse to consid] or ref] an  
individual = employm5t bas$ on !        
individual's /atus z unemploy$2  7#b7   
limit1 segregate1 or classify           
individuals 9 any mann] t may limit _!  
access to in=mation ab\t jobs or ref]ral

 = consid]ation ( jobs because ( _!     
/atus z unemploy$2 or  7#c7 publi%1 9   
pr9t or on ! ,int]net or 9 any o!r      
m$ium1 an adv]tisem5t or ann\ncem5t =   
any job vacancy t includes-- 7,a7 any   
provision /at+ or indicat+ t an         
individual's /atus z unemploy$          
disqualifies ! individual = a job2 &    
7,b7 any provision /at+ or indicat+ t an
 employ] w n consid] individuals =      
employm5t bas$ on t individual's /atus z
 unemploy$4  7c7 ,int]f]5ce ) rights1   
proce$+s or inquiries ,x %all be        
unlawful = any employ] or employm5t     
ag5cy to-- 7#a7 int]f]e )1 re/ra91 or   
d5y ! ex]cise ( or ! attempt to ex]cise1
 any "r provid$ "u ?is ,act2 or  7#b7   
refuse to hire1 to dis*>ge1 or 9 any o!r
 mann] to discrim9ate aga9/ any         
individual because su* individual-- 7,a7
 oppos$ any practice made unlawful by   
?is ,act2  7,b7 has fil$ any *>ge1 or   
has in/itut$ or caus$ to be in/itut$ any
 proce$+1 "u or relat$ to ?is ,act2     
7,c7 has giv51 or is ab\t to give1 any  

in=mation 9 connection ) any inquiry or 
proce$+ relat+ to any "r provid$ "u ?is 
,act2 or  7,d7 has te/ifi$1 or is ab\t  
to te/ify1 9 any inquiry or proce$+     
relat+ to any "r provid$ "u ?is ,act4   
7d7 ,bona fide occupational             
qualification ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( ?is ,act1 consid]ation by an employ] 
or employm5t ag5cy ( an individual's    
/atus z unemploy$ %all n be an unlawful 
employm5t practice :]e an individual's  
employm5t 9 a simil> or relat$ job = a  
p]iod ( "t reasonably proximate to !    
hir+ ( su* individual is a bona fide    
occupational qualification reasonably   
necess>y to successful p]=mance ( ! job 
t is be+ fill$4  #e4 ,en=cem5t  7a7     
,civil action by individual  7#a7       
,liability = employ]s & employm5t       
ag5cies ,any employ] or employm5t ag5cy 
t violates sections #d7;a7 & 7b7 %all be
 liable to any affect$ individual-- 7,a7
 = actual damages equal to-- 7i7 ! am\nt
 (-- 7,i7 any wages1 sal>y1 employm5t   
b5efits1 or o!r comp5sation d5i$ or lo/ 

to su* individual by reason ( !         
violation2 or  7,,ii7 9 a case 9 :i*    
wages1 sal>y1 employm5t b5efits1 or o!r 
comp5sation h n be5 d5i$ or lo/ to !    
individual1 any actual monet>y losses   
su/a9$ by ! individual z a direct result
 ( ! violation or a civil p5alty (      
#a1jjj p] violation p] day1 :i*ev] is   
great]2  7ii7 ! int]e/ on ! am\nt       
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 calculat$ at !    
prevail+ rate2 &  7iii7 an additional   
am\nt z liquidat$ damages equal to ! sum
 ( ! am\nt describ$ 9 clause 7i7 & !    
int]e/ describ$ 9 clause 7ii71 except t 
if an employ] or employm5t ag5cy t has  
violat$ section #d proves to !          
satisfaction ( ! c\rt t ! act or        
omission t violat$ section #d 0 9 good  
fai? & t ! employ] _h reasonable gr\nds 
= believ+ t ! act or omission 0 n a     
violation ( section #d1 su* c\rt may1 9 
its discretion1 r$uce ! am\nt ( !       
liability to ! am\nt & int]e/ det]m9$ "u
 clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively2 &    
7,b7 = su* equitable relief z may be    

appropriate1 includ+ employm5t &        
comp5satory & punitive damages4  7#b7   
,"r ( action ,an action to recov] !     
damages or equitable relief prescrib$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection may be   
ma9ta9$ aga9/ any employ] or employm5t  
ag5cy 9 any ,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt (      
compet5t jurisdiction by any "o or m    
p]sons = & 9 behalf (-- 7,a7 ! affect$  
individual2 or  7,b7 ! affect$          
individual & o!r individuals simil>ly   
situat$4  7#c7 ,fees & co/s ,! c\rt 9   
su* an action %all1 9 addition to any   
judgm5t aw>d$ to ! pla9tiff1 all[ a     
reasonable attorney's fee1 reasonable   
exp]t witness fees1 & o!r co/s ( !      
action to be paid by ! def5dant4  7#d7  
,limitations ,! "r provid$ by p>agraph  
7#b7 ( ?is subsection to br+ an action  
by or on behalf ( any affect$ individual
 %all t]m9ate-- 7,a7 on ! fil+ ( a      
compla9t by ! ,secret>y 9 an action "u  
subsection 7d7 9 :i* re/ra9t is s\ght ( 
any violation ( section #d2 or  7,b7 on 
! fil+ ( a compla9t by ! ,secret>y 9 an 

action "u subsection 7b7 9 :i* a recov]y
 is s\ght ( ! damages describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 ow+ to an affect$    
individual by an employ] or employm5t   
ag5cy liable "u p>agraph 7#a71 unless ! 
action describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or   
7,b7 is dismiss$ )\t prejudice on motion
 ( ! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,action by !       
,secret>y  7#a7 ,adm9i/rative action ,! 
,secret>y %all receive1 inve/igate1 &   
attempt to resolve compla9ts (          
violations ( section #d 9 ! same mann] t
 ! ,secret>y receives1 inve/igates1 &   
attempts to resolve compla9ts (         
violations ( sections #f & #g ( ! ,fair 
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf & #bjg74  7#b7 ,civil    
action ,! ,secret>y may br+ an action 9 
any c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction-- 7,a7 
to enjo9 violations ( ?is title & seek  
o!r relief go+ =w>d necess>y to prev5t  
future violations2 &  7,b7 to recov]--  
7i7 ! damages describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#a77;,a72  7ii7 9 ! case ( a        
violation ( section #d7;c71 a civil     

p5alty ( n less ?an #bej p] violation2  
or  7iii7 su* o!r equitable relief !    
,c\rt deems appropriate4  7#c7 ,sums    
recov]$ ,any sums recov]$ by ! ,secret>y
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 %all be 
held 9 a special deposit acc\nt & %all  
be paid1 on ord] ( ! ,secret>y1 directly
 to ea* affect$ individual4 ,any su*    
sums recov]$ pursuant to p>agraph       
7#b77;,a7 t are n paid to an affect$    
individual because ( inability to d s )9
 a p]iod ( #c ye>s & any sums recov]$   
pursuant to p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 %all be  
deposit$ into ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates z miscellane\s receipts4  7c7    
,limitation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 an action "u   
subsection 7a7 may be br\ght n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! la/ ev5t        
con/itut+ ! alleg$ violation = :i* !    
action is br\ght1 provid$ t !           
limitations = fil+ an action %all be    
toll$ dur+ ! p]iod t ! ,secret>y is     
consid]+ a compla9t aga9/ any def5dant  
nam$ 9 a compla9t fil$ ) ! ,secret>y "u 

subsection 7b77#a7 above4  7#b7 ,willful
 violation ,9 ! case ( su* action br\ght
 = a willful violation ( section #d1 su*
 action may be br\ght )9 #c ye>s ( !    
date ( ! la/ ev5t con/itut+ ! alleg$    
violation = :i* su* action is br\ght1   
provid$ t ! limitations = fil+ an action
 by an individual %all be toll$ dur+ !  
p]iod t ! ,secret>y is consid]+ a       
compla9t pursuant to subsection 7b77#a74
  7#c7 ,comm5cem5t ,9 det]m9+ :5 an     
action is comm5c$ by ! ,secret>y "u ?is 
section = ! purposes ( ?is subsection1 x
 %all be consid]$ to be comm5c$ on !    
date :5 ! ,secret>y files a compla9t 9 a
 c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction4  7d7     
,action = injunction by ,secret>y ,!    
di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h  
jurisdiction1 = cause %[n1 9 an action  
br\ght by ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 to re/ra9  
violations ( section #d2 &  7#b7 to aw>d
 su* o!r equitable relief z may be      
appropriate1 includ+ employm5t & monet>y
 damages4  7e7 ,solicitor ( ,labor ,!   
,solicitor ( ,labor may appe> = &       

repres5t ! ,secret>y on any litigation  
br\ght "u ?is section4