House Passes Bill to Protect Older Workers From Discrimination

Workers would be able to sue over age discrimination more easily under legislation (H.R. 2062) the House adopts Wednesday

• The bill, passed on a 247-178 vote, was crafted in response to a 2009 Supreme Court decision that required employees to prove age discrimination was the sole factor that led to dismissals or demotions
• House action sends the bill to the Senate, which has similar bipartisan legislation (S. 880)
• NOTE: The bill is one of several measures from House Democrats to boost workplace protections, including landmark pay equity legislation the Senate blocked from a floor vote this ...