The Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Labor will hold a hearing Wednesday to examine H.R. 3721, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. The legislation would restore civil rights protections for older workers stripped away by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009 decision, Gross v. FBL Financial. In Gross, the Supreme Court overturned well-established precedent – making it harder for older workers facing age discrimination to enforce their rights.
Protections against age discrimination are especially important to workers who may be facing layoffs in an uncertain economic climate. The court’s ruling specifically means that victims of age discrimination face a higher legal burden of proof than those alleging race, sex, national origin or religious discrimination.
WHAT:
Hearing on “H.R. 3721, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act”
WHO:
Gail E. Aldrich, Member, AARP Board of Directors
Eric Dreiband, Partner, Jones Day Law Firm, Former General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Michael Foreman, Clinical Professor and Director of the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law, University Park, PA
Jack Gross, Plaintiff in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Des Moines, IA
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10:30 a.m. ET
Please check the Committee schedule for potential updates »
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website.
Protections against age discrimination are especially important to workers who may be facing layoffs in an uncertain economic climate. The court’s ruling specifically means that victims of age discrimination face a higher legal burden of proof than those alleging race, sex, national origin or religious discrimination.
WHAT:
Hearing on “H.R. 3721, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act”
WHO:
Gail E. Aldrich, Member, AARP Board of Directors
Eric Dreiband, Partner, Jones Day Law Firm, Former General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Michael Foreman, Clinical Professor and Director of the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law, University Park, PA
Jack Gross, Plaintiff in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Des Moines, IA
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10:30 a.m. ET
Please check the Committee schedule for potential updates »
WHERE:
House Education and Labor Committee Hearing Room
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Note: This hearing will be webcast live from the Education and Labor Committee website.
