Amendment102nd Congress
A substitute amendment containing the recommendations of the Administration, and an additional prohibition against "race norming" of employment test results. The amendment would not authorize compensatory and punative damages for intentional employment discrimination, but would provide for monetary relief up to $150,000 in certain cases of harassment. The amendment would also maintain the recent Supreme Court interpretation of what constitutes a "business necessity" regarding employment practices which have a disparate impact upon women or minorities. The amendment does not address the recent Supreme Court decision which held that discriminatory employment practices are not violations of the law if such discrimination is a contributing but not a primary motivating factor for such practices. The amendment reaffirms the Supreme Court finding that the statute of limitations for challenges to discriminatory practices begins when the practice is adopted, rather than when harm to a plaintiff is alleged.
- Amendment Number
- 92
- Description
- A substitute amendment containing the recommendations of the Administration, and an additional prohibition against "race norming" of employment test results. The amendment would not authorize compensatory and punative damages for intentional employment discrimination, but would provide for monetary relief up to $150,000 in certain cases of harassment. The amendment would also maintain the recent Supreme Court interpretation of what constitutes a "business necessity" regarding employment practices which have a disparate impact upon women or minorities. The amendment does not address the recent Supreme Court decision which held that discriminatory employment practices are not violations of the law if such discrimination is a contributing but not a primary motivating factor for such practices. The amendment reaffirms the Supreme Court finding that the statute of limitations for challenges to discriminatory practices begins when the practice is adopted, rather than when harm to a plaintiff is alleged.
- Purpose
- Amendment in the nature of a substitute contained the President's proposal and sought to: provide equitable relief up to $150,000 (after the use of in-house resolution procedures) for victims of job harrassment based on race, sex, color, national origin, and religion; prohibit the use of "race norming" in employment test scores; and codify the Griggs decision which defines "business necessity" in relation to employment practices which have a disparate impact on certain employees.
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 4, 1991
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Michel amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 162 - 266 (Roll no. 128).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:28:31
- Submitted Date
- Jun 4, 1991
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 7, 2021