l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 3277

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 26, 2021. The 2021 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

In the Senate

Its course

February 23 to June 26, 2021, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 23 to Jun 26 · stopped123 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 23 to Mar 27 days

Business and LaborMar 2 to Jun 26 · stopped116 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 Feb 23 – Jun 26

  1. Feb 23Introduced
  2. Mar 2Sent to Business and Labor
  3. Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 2Referred to Business and Labor.House of Representatives
  3. Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives