H.R. 2660

2007 Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act

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110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2660

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2007

Mr. Ruppersberger (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend the period for filing charges of discrimination in violation of such title and to provide relief for certain current injuries arising from compensation calculations attributable to compensation decisions made at any time in violation of such title.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the 2007 Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act.

2.

Amendments

Section 706(e) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(e)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(A)

by striking one hundred and eighty and inserting 360, and

(B)

by striking three hundred and inserting 480, and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(3)

For purposes of this section, an unlawful employment practice occurs with respect to compensation when a person aggrieved is injured as a result of a compensation calculation attributable in whole or in part to the application or continuation of a compensation decision that was made—

(A)

at any time before a charge relating to such calculation is filed under this section; and

(B)

for an intentionally discriminatory purpose in violation of this title.

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