117th Congress (2021–2023) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
This page covers HR2062 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR2062 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2021-06-23: Passed |
| Latest action | 2021-06-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| Policy area | Labor and Employment |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 This bill revises the evidentiary standard for age discrimination by establishing an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in an investigation, proceeding, or litigation related to an age discrimination claim was a motivating factor for an adverse practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as mixed motive claims). The bill (1) permits the complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible evidence, which need only be sufficient for a reasonable trier of fact to find that an unlawful practice occurred; and (2) declares that the complaining party shall not be required to demonstrate that age or retaliation was the sole cause of the employment practice (thereby rejecting the Supreme Court's decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., which requires the complainant to prove that age was the but-for cause for the employer's decision). The bill applies this evidentiary standard to other employment discrimination and retaliation claims, including claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In a claim in which age discrimination is shown, but where the employer demonstrates that it would have taken the same action absent the motivating factor of age, the bill authorizes courts to grant declaratory and injunctive relief, but prohibits the court from awarding damages or issuing an order requiring any admission…
Subjects: Age discrimination, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Disability and health-based discrimination, Employment discrimination and employee rights, Evidence and witnesses, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government studies and investigations, Racial and ethnic relations, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-23 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 166 | 121 | 4 | Official tally |
HR2062 (Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3].
On 2021-06-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
1 recorded vote in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2021-06-23, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.