l9n/ Oregon

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 2818

Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Labor Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law. Designates as unlawful employment practice for employer to seek age of applicant prior to making conditional offer of employment and to include certain words or phrases in job application that suggest or imply age preferences. Permits employer to observe terms of bona fide seniority system that does not require employee to retire at certain age. Allows person to bring civil action alleging certain types of employment discrimination under disparate impact or disparate treatment theory of proof. Requires additional award of liquidated damages to prevailing plaintiff in civil action alleging age discrimination.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

15 co-sponsors

Teresa Alonso Leon, Janelle Bynum, Margaret Doherty, Paul Holvey, John Lively, Pam Marsh, Ron Noble, Rob Nosse, Anna Williams, Brad Witt, Paul Evans, Janeen Sollman, Diego Hernandez, Tawna Sanchez, Alissa Keny-Guyer

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Michael Dembrow, Tim Knopp, James Manning Jr., Laurie Monnes Anderson, Kathleen Taylor

    Its course

    January 28 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action4 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Jun 30 · stopped153 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Feb 47 days

    Business and LaborFeb 4 to Jun 30 · stopped146 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 28 – Jun 30

    1. Jan 28Introduced
    2. Feb 4Sent to Business and Labor
    3. Mar 13Heard in Business and Labor
    4. Jun 30Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 4Referred to Business and Labor.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives