EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2014 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act - Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide information on its public website regarding each case brought in court by the EEOC after a judgment is made with respect to any cause of action.
Requires such information to include: (1) instances in which the EEOC was ordered to pay fees and costs; (2) cases in which a sanction was imposed on the EEOC; (3) the total number of charges of an alleged unlawful employment practice filed under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (4) cases of systemic discrimination, including pattern or practice discrimination.
Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit the EEOC from bringing a suit unless it exhausts its obligation to engage in an informal conciliation and certifies that conciliation is at impasse.
Makes the determination as to whether the EEOC has engaged in a bona fide conciliation subject to judicial review.
Directs the EEOC Inspector General to notify Congress of any sanctions, fees, or costs imposed on the EEOC by a court. Requires the Inspector General to investigate such cases and the EEOC to report to Congress regarding the steps being taken to reduce such instances.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2014 to Jun 26, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Jun 25, 2014 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jun 26, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2014Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Prior to Referral.
- Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Age discrimination
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Labor and Employment
- Legal fees and court costs
- Performance measurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House
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