Equal Remedies Act of 2026

This bill changes the federal laws that allow workers to recover money for intentional job discrimination. It replaces the current damages section with language listing the past and future financial losses, emotional pain, suffering, and other non-financial losses that compensatory damages may cover, and the new language does not include the dollar limits in current law. It keeps the right of any party to demand a jury trial in these cases and removes the rest of that subsection. It also changes the Age Discrimination in Employment Act so that people claiming age discrimination at work can use the same powers, remedies, and procedures as in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This includes any legal or equitable relief available under Title VII, such as compensatory and punitive damages.

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Sponsors

• Suzanne Bonamici Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors