S.2554 - Equal Remedies Act of 2008

A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. view all titles (7)

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  • Short: Equal Remedies Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. as introduced.
  • Short: Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Settlement Encouragement and Fairness Act as introduced.
  • Short: Workers' Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights Restoration Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Civil Rights Act of 2008 as introduced.

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12/09/08
KNOWING AND WILLFUL 2008 CIVIL RIGHTS DEFRAUDS

THIS IS THE DEJURE/THE REAL BILL THIS BILL IS BY HONORABLE SENATOR KENNEDY Click here: S. 2554: Civil Rights Act of 2008 (GovTrack.us) A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes 2 ...

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11/04/08
The Potential Impact of the Obama Administration on the Labor and ...

As a senator, President-elect Obama cosponsored the Equal Remedies Act (S. 1928) and the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (S.2554, HR 5129), both of which would remove the current $300000 cap on compensatory damages and punitive damages for ...

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10/18/08
Immigration Talk with a Mexican American: Immigration Reform 2008 ...

"Civil Rights Act of 2008", brainchild of Senator Ted Kennedy (S.2554, link). Among no doubt many other things, it seeks to close a defense that employers can use when an illegal alien is fired and sues for back pay. ...

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05/28/08
Hr News & Views Blog » National Legislative Update

Congress is now considering the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (S. 2554/H.R. 2159), which among other things would do the following:. Eliminate the present caps on damages that can be awarded against employers violating the discrimination ...

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03/08/08
"Civil Rights Act of 2008" admits illegal aliens "undermine the living standards and working conditions of all Americans" (Kennedy, Clinton, Obama)

From our "Isn't it Ironic" file comes the "Civil Rights Act of 2008", brainchild of Senator Ted Kennedy (S.2554, link). Among no doubt many other things, it seeks to close a defense that employers can...

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02/14/08
WLF Vote Center February 2008 Newsletter

The Civil Rights Act of 2008, (S.2554 and hr 5129), was introduced by Senator Kennedy (D-MA), and Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), respectively, at the end of January. These companion bills are intended to preserve fundamental civil ...

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02/05/08
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 2008 INTRODUCED

Kennedy (D-MA) and Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) introduced the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (S. 2554/HR 5129). The Senate bill has 19 co-sponsors, including Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Clinton and Obama. ...

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02/01/08
Civil Rights

Unbossed: "Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced sweeping legislation to address a number of workplace problems - the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (HR 2159/S. 2554). According to the American Civil Liberties Union: 'The Civil ...

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01/31/08
Jackson Lewis - New Bill Calls for Increased "Accountability" by ...

Entitled the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (S. 2554/H.R. 2159), the bill aims to "restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes." The Civil Rights Act of 2008 addresses a broad array of employment ...

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01/30/08
Title IX Blog: How the Civil Rights Act of 2008 Would Change Title IX

This week Democrats in the House and Senates introduced the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (H.R. 2159 & S. 2554). In a variety of contexts, this bill would strengthen civil rights protection and/or restore such protections that have been ...

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01/30/08
unbossed.com » The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced sweeping legislation to address a number of workplace problems - the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (H.R. 2159/S. 2554). According to the American Civil Liberties Union: "The Civil Rights Act ...

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01/30/08
Democrats And “Disparate Impact”: Discrimination Without ...

... they’ll do if they take over the Senate and the White House in 2008. “They,” of course, are the Democrats. More specifically, “they” are Sen. Ted Kennedy and friends, who recently introduced S. 2554, the “Civil Rights Act

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01/30/08
Restoring, reaffirming, and reconciling legal rights and remedies ...

According to Jeffery Hirsch at Workplace Prof Blog, HR5129/S.2554 looks like an employee discrimination law wishlist. He gives the Cliffs Notes version of the bill:. The Act would do the following:. eliminate the 1991 Civil Rights Act ...

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01/30/08
Democrats And “Disparate Impact”: Discrimination Without ...

Ted Kennedy and friends, who recently introduced S. 2554, the “Civil Rights Act of 2008.” The CRAo08 would go a long way toward reviving and reinvigorating the largely dormant, even dying, theory of “disparate impact” discrimination, ..

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01/29/08
The Civil Rights Act of 2008 | Change Happens: the SAFER blog

(Reclaim Civil Rights also links to the other organizations that support the bill and you can track the status of the bill and read the text on Thomas (S. 2554 and H.R. 5129)). The bill is intended to clarify a number of previous civil ...

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01/29/08
Civil Rights Attorney's Fees, the Catalyst Theory, and the Civil ...

The Civil Rights Act of 2008, introduced last week in the Senate by Edward Kennedy (S. 2554) and in the House by John Lewis (HR 2159), includes a provision effectively overturning the Supreme Court's controversial decision in Buckhannon ...

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01/28/08
Feminist Law Professors » Blog Archive » On Sexual Harassment ...

(Reclaim Civil Rights also links to the other organizations that support the bill and you can track the status of the bill and read the text on Thomas (S. 2554 and H.R. 5129)). The bill is intended to clarify a number of previous civil ...

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01/28/08
The Civil Rights Act of 2008

(Reclaim Civil Rights also links to the other organizations that support the bill and you can track the status of the bill and read the text on Thomas (S. 2554 and HR 5129)). The bill is intended to clarify a number of [...]

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01/28/08
The Civil Rights Act of 2008

(Reclaim Civil Rights also links to the other organizations that support the bill and you can track the status of the bill and read the text on Thomas (S. 2554 and HR 5129)). The bill is intended to clarify a number of [...]

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01/27/08
Civil Rights Act of 2008

House and Senate Democrats have just introduced the Civil Rights Act of 2008, HR 2159 & S. 2554. It's covers a lot of ground and basically looks like an employee discrimination law wishlist. The Act would do the following: eliminate...

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01/27/08
Civil Rights Act of 2008?

Workplace Prof Blog reports on a new Democrat bill introduced in the House and Senate, the Civil Rights Act of 2008, HR 2159 & S. 2554, which will significantly expand employees’ rights under federal law. With a Democrat likely to be ...

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01/25/08
WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2554, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

US Congress: S. 2554, The Civil Rights Act of 2008.

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01/24/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.5129 Workers' Minimum Wage and ...

(HR 5129, S. 2554) These companion omnibus bills are intended to overturn or modify several US Supreme Court decisions from the past two decades and, among other things, provide damages for age discrimination by state employers, . ...

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01/24/08
S.2554 A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and ...

A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.

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01/22/08
S. 2554, A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights ...

S. 2554 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

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01/22/08
Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2554: A bill to restore, reaffirm, and ...

Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA] introduced S. 2554: A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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