Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act would amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and related civil rights laws to clarify that age (or other protected characteristics) need only be a motivating factor—not the sole cause—in establishing unlawful employment discrimination or retaliation claims. It would allow complainants to rely on any admissible evidence sufficient for a reasonable trier of fact to find discrimination occurred, without requiring proof of sole causation. In mixed-motive cases where an employer shows it would have taken the same action absent the discriminatory factor, courts may grant declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and attorney’s fees—but not damages or orders for reinstatement, hiring, promotion, or payment. The amendments would apply to federal employees and extend similar standards to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act, and would govern all claims pending on or after enactment.

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