Congress 108 - HR 3703 - To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer.

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Business and social problems Civil actions and liability Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcement Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against women Damages Employee crimes Employers' liability Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Injunctions Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Law Negligence Occupational health and safety Punitive damages Sex discrimination State courts Torts Victims of crimes Violence in the workplace Women

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Declares an employer liable to a party injured in a crime of violence motivated by gender if: (1) the employer's business is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) the employer's negligent conduct results in the perpetration of a gender-motivated crime of violence against an individual upon premises under the employer's control.

Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to create and provide to employers materials regarding personnel policies and safety standards to assist them in avoiding liability under this Act.

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Mar 11, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 1, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 20, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 20, 2004

Introduced in House

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