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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S82) Bill TextA bill to modify the age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Freedom to Fly Act of 2007 - Allows a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65 years old only if the pilot serves: (1) as a required pilot in multi-crew aircraft operations; and (2) with another required pilot who has not yet attained 60 years of age. Terminates the age-60 rule (mandatory retirement age) 30 days after enactment of this Act. Declares that such requirements shall not provide the basis for a claim of seniority made under any labor bargaining agreement in effect between the pilots and an air carrier by any pilot who has attained age 60 before the effective date of this Act and who is seeking a position as a pilot with such carrier following that pilot's termination or cessation of employment or promotion or transfer to another position with such air carrier.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Age and employment, Aged, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airlines, Business, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Transportation, Executive departments, Flight crews, Labor, Law, Licenses, Retirement age, Transportation
Latest Action: 02/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo modify the age-60 retirement standard for certain pilots, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Freedom to Fly Act of 2007 - Allows a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65 years old only if the pilot serves: (1) as a required pilot in multi-crew aircraft operations; and (2) with another required pilot who has not yet attained 60 years of age. Terminates the age-60 rule (mandatory retirement age) 30 days after enactment of this Act. Declares that such requirements shall not provide the basis for a claim of seniority made under any labor bargaining agreement in effect between the pilots and an air carrier by any pilot who has attained age 60 before the effective date of this Act and who is seeking a position as a pilot with such carrier following that pilot's termination or cessation of employment or promotion or transfer to another position with such air carrier.
Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5091-5092) Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the age discrimination rules applicable to the pension plan maintained by the Young Woman's Christian Association Retirement Fund. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Young Women's Christian Association Pension Clarification Act of 2007 - Applies certain age discrimination safe harbor rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to civil actions brought on or after April 25, 2007, alleging any age discrimination violation occurring before June 29, 2005, with respect to any benefit provided under the Young Women's Christian Association Pension Plan.
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Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Bill TextTo provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to inform foreign workers accurately of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment. Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence. Prohibits discrimination in employment by an employer or a recruiter against an individual because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability. [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. 7/20/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Restoration Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or when an individual is affected by application of the decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid. Accrues liability, and allows an aggrieved person to obtain relief including recovery of back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the charge, where the unlawful employment practice that has occurred during the charge filing period is similar or related to a practice that occurred outside the charge [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextTo amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 18, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when: (1) a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice; or (3) an individual is affected by application [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aged, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Aviation safety, Business, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in employment, Employee training, Job training, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Older workers, Physical examinations, Rating of employees, Retirement age, Standards, Transportation
Latest Action: 12/14/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-135. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations. 12/13/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act - Amends federal transportation law to allow a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65, provided that a pilot who has attained age 60 may serve as pilot-in-command on international flights only if there is another pilot in the flight crew who has not yet attained 60 years of age. Prohibits subjecting pilots to different medical examinations and standards on account of age unless to ensure an adequate level of safety in flight, except that no person who has attained 60 years of age may serve as a pilot unless such person has a first-class medical certificate.Requires [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S286) Bill TextA bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/24/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextTo restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/23/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier Access [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. 6/17/2008--Introduced. Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny FFELs to eligible borrowers because of their race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular school participating in the FFEL program, education program length, or academic year in school.
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Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. 6/17/2008--Introduced. Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny FFELs to eligible borrowers because of their race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular school participating in the FFEL program, education program length, or academic year in school.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs on the date on which the aggrieved person knew or should have known that the person was affected by the decision or practice, and for other purposes. 4/30/2008--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when the aggrieved person knew or should have known that the person was affected by the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice involved. Applies that amendment to claims of compensation discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that an unlawful practice occurs when the aggrieved person knew or should have known that the person was affected by the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice involved.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Aged, Airline passenger traffic, Alien labor, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Damages, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Education, Employee rights, Expert witnesses, Government employees, Government liability, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Legal fees, Mediation, Minimum wages, Pay equity, Punitive damages, Sex discrimination, Sexual harassment, State and local government, State employees, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Veterans, Veterans' employment, Wage restitution, Wages, Women
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S286) Bill TextA bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/24/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Aged, Airline passenger traffic, Alien labor, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Damages, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Education, Employee rights, Expert witnesses, Government employees, Government liability, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Labor contracts, Law, Legal fees, Mediation, Minimum wages, Pay equity, Punitive damages, Sex discrimination, Sexual harassment, State and local government, State employees, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Veterans, Veterans' employment, Wage restitution, Wages, Women
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextTo restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/23/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier Access [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aged, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Aviation safety, Business, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in employment, Employee training, Job training, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Older workers, Physical examinations, Rating of employees, Retirement age, Standards, Transportation
Latest Action: 12/14/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-135. Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations. 12/13/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act - Amends federal transportation law to allow a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65, provided that a pilot who has attained age 60 may serve as pilot-in-command on international flights only if there is another pilot in the flight crew who has not yet attained 60 years of age. Prohibits subjecting pilots to different medical examinations and standards on account of age unless to ensure an adequate level of safety in flight, except that no person who has attained 60 years of age may serve as a pilot unless such person has a first-class medical certificate.Requires [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. 7/20/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Restoration Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice, or when an individual is affected by application of the decision or practice, including each time compensation is paid. Accrues liability, and allows an aggrieved person to obtain relief including recovery of back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the charge, where the unlawful employment practice that has occurred during the charge filing period is similar or related to a practice that occurred outside the charge [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Aged, Civil rights, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in employment, Employers' liability, Labor, Law, Minorities, Racial discrimination, Religion, Religious liberty, Salaries, Sex discrimination, Wage restitution, Wages, Women
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextTo amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 18, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when: (1) a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice; or (3) an individual is affected by application [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5091-5092) Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the age discrimination rules applicable to the pension plan maintained by the Young Woman's Christian Association Retirement Fund. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Young Women's Christian Association Pension Clarification Act of 2007 - Applies certain age discrimination safe harbor rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to civil actions brought on or after April 25, 2007, alleging any age discrimination violation occurring before June 29, 2005, with respect to any benefit provided under the Young Women's Christian Association Pension Plan.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Aged, Alien labor, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Contractors, Criminal justice, Directories, Disabled, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Employee benefit plans, Employee rights, Employee training, Employers' liability, Employment of the disabled, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Housing, Immigration, Industrial relations, Injunctions, Job training, Labor, Labor disputes, Law, Lockouts, Minorities, Minority employment, Racial discrimination, Recidivists, Recruiting of employees, Religion, Religious liberty, Sex discrimination, Strikes, Transportation, Travel costs, Wages, Whistle blowing, Witnesses, Women, Workers' compensation
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Bill TextTo provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to inform foreign workers accurately of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment. Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence. Prohibits discrimination in employment by an employer or a recruiter against an individual because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability. [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Age and employment, Aged, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airlines, Business, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Transportation, Executive departments, Flight crews, Labor, Law, Licenses, Retirement age, Transportation
Latest Action: 02/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Bill TextTo modify the age-60 retirement standard for certain pilots, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Freedom to Fly Act of 2007 - Allows a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65 years old only if the pilot serves: (1) as a required pilot in multi-crew aircraft operations; and (2) with another required pilot who has not yet attained 60 years of age. Terminates the age-60 rule (mandatory retirement age) 30 days after enactment of this Act. Declares that such requirements shall not provide the basis for a claim of seniority made under any labor bargaining agreement in effect between the pilots and an air carrier by any pilot who has attained age 60 before the effective date of this Act and who is seeking a position as a pilot with such carrier following that pilot's termination or cessation of employment or promotion or transfer to another position with such air carrier.
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