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S. 2189 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

Labor and employment. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

S. 2189 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Sponsor
Thomas Harkin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Age discrimination
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced3/13/2012
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced3/13/2012
    3/13/2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1615-1616)
    3/13/2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Women's issues [About]
    Gay & lesbian rights & issues [About]
    Health & welfare policy [About]
    Elderly issues/Social Security [About]
    15 times as much
    $241,966
    $429,600
    $7,071,216
    $594,795
    $8,337,577
    $556,835
    $556,835

    opposed this bill

    General business associations [About]
    4 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    4 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

    4 organizations supported this bill

    American Association of Retired Persons
    American Association of Retired Persons (2012, July 2). Protect Older Workers From Age Discrimination. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from American Association of Retired Persons.
    National Employment Law Project
    Testimony of Christine L. Owens, Executive Director: Hearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging. 112th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2012). (Testimony of Owens, Christine). Retrieved July 11, 2012, from us_112_s2189_support_nationalemploymentlawproject.pdf.
    National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
    National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce (2012, July 3). Take action to protect workers from employment discrimination. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce Blog.
    Older Women's League
    Shannon, Amy (2012, May 24). Missed by the Recovery: Solving the Long-Term Unemployment Crisis for Older Workers. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from Older Women's League.

    1 organization opposed this bill

    Human Resources Policy Association
    Human Resources Policy Association (n.d.). HR Policy Association's Position. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from Human Resources Policy Association.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,050$2,500
    Kelly AyotteRNH$11,500$16,800
    John BarrassoRWY$0$6,000
    Max BaucusDMT$57,075$10,500
    Mark BegichDAK$25,525$1,000
    Michael BennetDCO$20,712$1,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$24,300$250
    Roy BluntRMO$2,000$23,000
    John BoozmanRAR$200$12,000
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,197,617$0
    Scott BrownRMA$10,600$31,500
    Sherrod BrownDOH$367,937$0
    Richard BurrRNC$250$15,375
    Maria CantwellDWA$87,450$1,000
    Ben CardinDMD$25,250$10,500
    Tom CarperDDE$10,600$5,000
    Bob CaseyDPA$8,470$8,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,250$21,000
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$5,500
    Tom CoburnROK$0$1,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan CollinsRME$103,179$18,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$11,300$1,000
    Chris CoonsDDE$8,695$1,750
    Bob CorkerRTN$500$4,500
    John CornynRTX$0$14,000
    Mike CrapoRID$0$3,875
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$8,500
    Dick DurbinDIL$17,650$9,000
    Mike EnziRWY$2,000$7,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$245,521$1,000
    Alan FrankenDMN$41,832$0
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,338,751$5,500
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$250$2,500
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$12,400$4,500
    Kay HaganDNC$510,404$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$29,825$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$26,850$8,500
    Dean HellerRNV$0$18,500
    John HoevenRND$0$5,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$250$0
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$5,400$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$500$5,175
    Mike JohannsRNE$1,000$12,500
    Ron JohnsonRWI$0$13,000
    Tim JohnsonDSD$14,000$250
    John KerryDMA$69,899$0
    Mark KirkRIL$24,500$18,750
    Amy KlobucharDMN$235,016$6,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$139,706$5,000
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$26,025$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$4,550$2,285
    Mike LeeRUT$0$5,000
    Carl LevinDMI$6,825$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,000$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$4,000
    Joe ManchinDWV$0$7,500
    John McCainRAZ$500$4,900
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,276,003$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$11,800$22,600
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$30,450$7,000
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$15,051$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$96,342$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$21,250
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$6,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$472,240$2,500
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,000$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$16,000$0
    Rand PaulRKY$1,000$1,500
    Rob PortmanROH$2,500$15,000
    Mark PryorDAR$2,000$3,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,075$0
    Harry ReidDNV$43,719$7,000
    Jim RischRID$0$4,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$500$10,500
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$13,800$0
    Marco RubioRFL$500$12,500
    Bernie SandersIVT$5,975$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$40,425$2,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$836,032$500
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$3,000$5,200
    Debbie StabenowDMI$378,777$1,000
    Jon TesterDMT$219,551$2,500
    John ThuneRSD$0$9,500
    Patrick ToomeyRPA$500$13,500
    Mark UdallDCO$44,058$1,000
    Tom UdallDNM$24,015$0
    David VitterRLA$0$15,375
    Mark WarnerDVA$28,700$1,000
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,500$1,000
    Roger WickerRMS$0$18,500
    Ron WydenDOR$18,950$2,500

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,050$2,500
    		Kelly AyotteRNH$11,500$16,800
    		John BarrassoRWY$0$6,000
    		Max BaucusDMT$57,075$10,500
    		Mark BegichDAK$25,525$1,000
    		Michael BennetDCO$20,712$1,000
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    		Richard BlumenthalDCT$24,300$250
    		Roy BluntRMO$2,000$23,000
    		John BoozmanRAR$200$12,000
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$1,197,617$0
    		Scott BrownRMA$10,600$31,500
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$367,937$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$250$15,375
    		Maria CantwellDWA$87,450$1,000
    		Ben CardinDMD$25,250$10,500
    		Tom CarperDDE$10,600$5,000
    		Bob CaseyDPA$8,470$8,500
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,250$21,000
    		Daniel CoatsRIN$0$5,500
    		Tom CoburnROK$0$1,000
    		William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    		Susan CollinsRME$103,179$18,000
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$11,300$1,000
    		Chris CoonsDDE$8,695$1,750
    		Bob CorkerRTN$500$4,500
    		John CornynRTX$0$14,000
    		Mike CrapoRID$0$3,875
    		Jim DeMintRSC$0$8,500
    		Dick DurbinDIL$17,650$9,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$2,000$7,000
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$245,521$1,000
    		Alan FrankenDMN$41,832$0
    		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,338,751$5,500
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$250$2,500
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$12,400$4,500
    		Kay HaganDNC$510,404$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$29,825$0
    		Orrin HatchRUT$26,850$8,500
    		Dean HellerRNV$0$18,500
    		John HoevenRND$0$5,000
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$250$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$5,400$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$500$5,175
    		Mike JohannsRNE$1,000$12,500
    		Ron JohnsonRWI$0$13,000
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$14,000$250
    		John KerryDMA$69,899$0
    		Mark KirkRIL$24,500$18,750
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$235,016$6,000
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$0$0
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$139,706$5,000
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$26,025$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$4,550$2,285
    		Mike LeeRUT$0$5,000
    		Carl LevinDMI$6,825$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$1,000$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$0$4,000
    		Joe ManchinDWV$0$7,500
    		John McCainRAZ$500$4,900
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$1,276,003$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$11,800$22,600
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$30,450$7,000
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$15,051$0
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$96,342$0
    		Jerry MoranRKS$0$21,250
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$6,000
    		Patty MurrayDWA$472,240$2,500
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,000$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$16,000$0
    		Rand PaulRKY$1,000$1,500
    		Rob PortmanROH$2,500$15,000
    		Mark PryorDAR$2,000$3,000
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,075$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$43,719$7,000
    		Jim RischRID$0$4,000
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$500$10,500
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$13,800$0
    		Marco RubioRFL$500$12,500
    		Bernie SandersIVT$5,975$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$40,425$2,500
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$836,032$500
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$0$0
    		Olympia SnoweRME$3,000$5,200
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$378,777$1,000
    		Jon TesterDMT$219,551$2,500
    		John ThuneRSD$0$9,500
    		Patrick ToomeyRPA$500$13,500
    		Mark UdallDCO$44,058$1,000
    		Tom UdallDNM$24,015$0
    		David VitterRLA$0$15,375
    		Mark WarnerDVA$28,700$1,000
    		Jim WebbDVA$0$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,500$1,000
    		Roger WickerRMS$0$18,500
    		Ron WydenDOR$18,950$2,500

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    		$ Donated
    		Women's issues$7,071,216
    		Gay & lesbian rights & issues$594,795
    		Health & welfare policy$429,600
    		Elderly issues/Social Security$241,966

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		General business associations$556,835
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