Senate Bill 3878
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3878
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act of 2020
This bill prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions against employees, or refusing to hire applicants, due to their family caregiver responsibilities. The bill also includes prohibitions against employer retaliation and provides for enforcement by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and private civil claims.
June 3, 2020
06/03/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/03/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:18 PM