,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aigb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjad,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mrs4
 ,gillibr&1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & 
,mr4 ,murphy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,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$uc+ p]sonal         
consumption & und]m9+ economic /ability 
& gr[?2  7#b7 squ&]+ human capital      
ess5tial to ! ,nation's economic        
vibrancy & gr[?2  7#c7 increas+ dem&s = 
,f$]al & ,/ate 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 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1       
,/ates1 & localities rely on to support 
op]ations & in/itutions ess5tial to     
comm]ce4  7b7 ,purposes ,! purposes (   
?is ,act are-- 7#a7 to prohibit         
consid]ation ( an individual's /atus z  
unemploy$ 9 consid]+ applicants =1      
scre5+ =1 or hir+ = positions1 except   
:]e a requirem5t relat$ to employm5t    
/atus is a bona fide occupational       
qualification reasonably necess>y to    
successful p]=mance 9 ! job2 &  7#b7 to 
elim9ate ! burd5s impos$ on comm]ce due 
to ! exclusion ( su* individuals f      
employm5t4  ,i ,fair employm5t =        
non-,f$]al employees  #aja4 ,def9itions 
,z us$ 9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m affect$  
individual means any p]son :o 0 n       
consid]$ = employm5t1 or 0 n hir$ by an 
employ]1 z an employee1 because ( !     

p]son's curr5t employm5t /atus 7curr5t z
 ( ! date ( ! decision conc]n+          
consid]ation or hir+71 or any p]son :o 0
 n consid]$1 scre5$1 or ref]r$ = an     
employm5t opportunity1 z an employee1 by
 an employm5t ag5cy because ( ! p]son's 
curr5t employm5t /atus 7curr5t z ( !    
date ( ! decision conc]n+ consid]ation1 
scre5+1 or ref]ral72  7#b7 ! t]m        
employee has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc71 b %all n  
include an employee cov]$ "u sub*apt] ,v
 ( *apt] #fc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2  7#c7 ! t]m employ]-- 7,a7 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$+ cal5d> ye>2  7,b7 includes--  
7i7 any p]son :o acts1 directly or      
indirectly1 9 ! int]e/ ( an employ]     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to
 employ+ individuals to "w = ! employ]2 
&  7ii7 any successor 9 int]e/ ( an     

employ] describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72    
7,c7 includes any public ag5cy1 z def9$ 
9 section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc71 b    
%all n include an employ+ ag5cy cov]$ "u
 sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #fc ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,d7 includes ! 
,gov]nm5t ,pr9t+ ,(fice & ! ,libr>y (   
,congress2  7#d7 ! 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 z employees = 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 ( op5+s 9   
jobs = employees2  7#e7 ! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor2 &  7#f7 !   
t]m /atus z unemploy$1 us$ ) respect to 
an individual1 means ! individual's     
pres5t or pa/ unemploym5t1 reg>dless ( !
 l5g? ( "t su* individual 0 unemploy$4  
#ajb4 ,prohibit$ acts  7a7 ,employ]s ,x 
%all be an unlawful practice = an       

employ] to-- 7#a7 fail or refuse to     
consid] = employm5t1 or fail or refuse  
to hire1 an individual z an employee1   
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 = an employee 
= 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] or hire an         
individual = 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 consid]+1 scre5+1 or      
ref]r+ applicants = employm5t z an      
employee4  7b7 ,employm5t ag5cies ,x    
%all be an unlawful practice = an       
employm5t ag5cy to-- 7#a7 fail or refuse
 to consid]1 scre51 or ref] an          
individual = employm5t z an employee    
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 jobs1 
or consid]ation1 scre5+1 or ref]ral =   
jobs1 z employees1 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 vacancy 
9 a job1 z an employee1 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] or hire an         
individual = 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 fail or refuse to   
hire1 to dis*>ge1 or 9 any o!r mann] to 
discrim9ate aga9/ any individual1 z an  
employee1 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 "u ?is ,act if 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 9 ! job t is be+ fill$4  #ajc4 
,en=cem5t  7a7 ,civil action by         
individual  7#a7 ,liability = employ]s &
 employm5t ag5cies ,any employ] or      

employm5t ag5cy t violates subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 ( section #d %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 an am\nt ( #ajjj 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 & any punitive  
damages1 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+ employm5t4  7#b7   
,"r ( action ,an action to recov] !     
damages or equitable relief prescrib$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 may be ma9ta9$ aga9/ any  
employ] or employm5t ag5cy 9 any ,f$]al 
or ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction by
 any #a or m p]sons = & on behalf (--   
7,a7 ! affect$ 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 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 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] violation 79
 addition to any o!r relief available "u
 ?is subp>agraph72 or  7iii7 su* o!r    
equitable relief z ! c\rt det]m9es to be
 appropriate4  7#c7 ,sums recov]$ ,any  
sums recov]$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i7 %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;,b77i7 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;,b77ii7 %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 except t ! limitation 
p]iod = fil+ an action by an individual 
%all be toll$ dur+ ! p]iod dur+ :i* !   
,secret>y is consid]+ a compla9t aga9/  
any def5dant nam$ 9 a compla9t fil$ ) ! 
,secret>y "u subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7  
,willful violation ,9 ! case ( su*      
action br\ght = a willful violation (   
section #d1 su* action may be br\ght n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! la/    
ev5t con/itut+ ! alleg$ violation = :i* 
su* action is br\ght1 except t !        
limitation p]iod = fil+ an action by an 
individual %all be toll$ dur+ ! p]iod   
dur+ :i* ! ,secret>y is consid]+ a      
compla9t1 aga9/ ! def5dant involv$1 t is
 fil$ ) ! ,secret>y "u 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+ employm5t2
 &  7#c7 to aw>d monet>y damages4  7e7  
,solicitor ( ,labor ,! ,solicitor (     
,labor may appe> = & repres5t !         
,secret>y on any litigation br\ght "u   
?is section4  7f7 ,gov]nm5t ,pr9t+      
,(fice & ,libr>y ( ,congress ,) respect 
to ! ,gov]nm5t ,pr9t+ ,(fice 7act+ z an 
employ] or employm5t ag5cy71 & ) respect
 to ! ,libr>y ( ,congress 7act+ z an    
employ] or employm5t ag5cy71 ! au?ority 
( ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u ?is title %all
 be ex]cis$ respectively by ! ,public   
,pr9t] & ! ,libr>ian ( ,congress4  ,,ii 
,fair employm5t = f$]al employees  #bja4
 ,prohibit$ acts ,title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
*apt] #bc ! foll[+3  #be ,prohibition on
 discrim9ation bas$ on employm5t /atus  
#beja4 ,def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is *apt]-- 
7#a7 ! t]m affect$ individual means any 

p]son :o 0 n consid]$ = employm5t1 or 0 
n hir$ by an employ+ ag5cy1 z an        
employee1 because ( ! p]son's curr5t    
employm5t /atus 7curr5t z ( ! date ( !  
decision conc]n+ consid]ation or hir+71 
or any p]son :o 0 n consid]$1 scre5$1 or
 ref]r$ = an employm5t opportunity1 z an
 employee1 by an employm5t ag5cy because
 ( ! p]son's curr5t employm5t /atus     
7curr5t z ( ! date ( ! decision conc]n+ 
consid]ation1 scre5+1 or ref]ral72  7#b7
 ! t]m employee means an individual     
describ$ 9 section #fcha7a77;,a72  7#c7 
! t]m employ+ ag5cy means an ag5cy cov]$
 "u sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #fc2  7#d7 ! t]m
 employm5t ag5cy means any p]son        
regul>ly und]tak+ ) or )\t comp5sation  
to procure employees = an employ+ ag5cy 
or to procure = individuals             
opportunities to "w z employees = an    
employ+ ag5cy & 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 ( op5+s 9   
jobs = employees2  7#e7 ! t]m ,secret>y 

means ! ,secret>y ( ,labor2 &  7#f7 !   
t]m /atus z unemploy$1 us$ ) respect to 
an individual1 means ! individual's     
pres5t or pa/ unemploym5t1 reg>dless ( !
 l5g? ( "t su* individual 0 unemploy$4  
#bejb4 ,prohibit$ acts  7a7 ,x %all be  
an unlawful practice = an employ+ ag5cy 
to-- 7#a7 fail or refuse to consid] =   
employm5t1 or fail or refuse to hire1 an
 individual z an employee1 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 
= an employee = 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+ ag5cy w n consid] or hire an   
individual = 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 consid]+1 scre5+1 or      
ref]r+ applicants = employm5t z an      

employee4  7b7 ,x %all be an unlawful   
practice = an employm5t ag5cy to-- 7#a7 
fail or refuse to consid]1 scre51 or    
ref] an individual = employm5t z an     
employee 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 jobs1 
or consid]ation1 scre5+1 or ref]ral =   
jobs1 z employees1 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 vacancy 
9 a job1 z an employee1 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+ ag5cy w n consid] or hire an   
individual = employm5t bas$ on t        
individual's /atus z unemploy$4  7c7 ,x 
%all be unlawful = any employ+ ag5cy or 
employm5t ag5cy to-- 7#a7 int]f]e )1    
re/ra91 or d5y ! ex]cise ( or ! attempt 
to ex]cise1 any "r provid$ "u ?is *apt]2

 or  7#b7 fail or refuse to hire1 to    
dis*>ge1 or 9 any o!r mann] to          
discrim9ate aga9/ any individual1 z an  
employee1 because su* individual-- 7,a7 
oppos$ any practice made unlawful by ?is
 *apt]2  7,b7 has fil$ any *>ge1 or has 
in/itut$ or caus$ to be in/itut$ any    
proce$+1 "u or relat$ to ?is *apt]2     
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 
*apt]2 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 *apt]4  
7d7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is    
*apt]1 consid]ation by an employ+ ag5cy 
or employm5t ag5cy ( an individual's    
/atus z unemploy$ %all n be an unlawful 
employm5t practice "u ?is *apt] if 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 9 ! job t is be+ fill$4  #bejc4

 ,en=cem5t ,! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t %all prescribe regulations   
necess>y = ! adm9i/ration ( ?is *apt]4  
,! regulations prescrib$ "u ?is *apt]   
%all1 to ! ext5t appropriate1 be        
consi/5t ) ! regulations prescrib$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor to c>ry out title ,i 
( ! ,fair ,employm5t ,opportunity ,act (
 #bjad4  4