File #: Res 0714-2019    Version: Name: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. (S.485/H.R.1230)
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on Aging
On agenda: 1/9/2019
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution calling upon the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign S. 485 and H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.
Sponsors: Margaret S. Chin, Helen K. Rosenthal, Paul A. Vallone, Brad S. Lander, Mathieu Eugene, Deborah L. Rose, Ruben Diaz, Sr., Diana I. Ayala, Carlina Rivera , Stephen T. Levin
Council Member Sponsors: 10
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 714, 2. January 9, 2019 - Charter Meeting with Links to Files, 3. Hearing Transcript - Charter Meeting 1-9-19, 4. Minutes of the Charter Meeting - January 9, 2019, 5. Committee Report 1/23/19, 6. Hearing Testimony 1/23/19, 7. Hearing Transcript 1/23/19, 8. Proposed Res. No. 714-A - 5/23/19, 9. Committee Report 5/28/19, 10. Hearing Transcript 5/28/19, 11. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 12. May 29, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 13. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-29-19, 14. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 29, 2019, 15. Minutes of the Recessed Meeting of May 29, 2019 Held on June 13, 2019
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1/23/2019*Margaret S. Chin Committee on Women and Gender Equity Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
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Res. No. 714-A

 

Resolution calling upon the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign S. 485 and H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

 

By Council Members Chin, Rosenthal, Vallone, Lander, Eugene, Rose, R. Diaz, Ayala, Rivera and Levin

                     Whereas, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), enforced by the United States (U.S.) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), protects individuals aged 40 and older from age discrimination in the workforce, including discrimination involving promotion, hiring, compensation, discharge, and privileges of employment; and

                     Whereas, Advocates argue that protections put forth by ADEA were weakened by the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., which requires that plaintiffs seeking to prove age discrimination in the workforce prove that age was the only motivating factor for the employer’s action; and

Whereas, In 2019, U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. and Congressman Robert C. Scott introduced S.485 and H.R. 1230, respectively, also known as the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA); and

Whereas, POWADA would reverse the Supreme Court’s decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc., by reinstating the “mixed-motive” claim, which permitted employees to only prove that age was one of the factors of an employer’s actions; and

Whereas, The American Association of Retired Persons reported that 78 percent of older voters support legislation that protect older adults from age discrimination; and

                     Whereas, In Fiscal Year 2017, age discrimination accounted for 21.8 percent of complaints made to the U.S. EEOC, with more than 18,000 complaints filed; and

  Whereas, While recent research on age discrimination in New York City (NYC) is limited, advocates argue that age discrimination is largely prevalent in NYC; and

Whereas, As reported by the NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), of the 193 queries CCHR received about age discrimination in 2017, 119 of them were related to age discrimination in employment; and

Whereas, According to the U.S Senate’s Special Committee on Aging, remaining in the workforce is beneficial for many aging adults, and studies show that working improves emotional, physical and cognitive health, financial stability and security, and quality of life; and

Whereas, Advocates argue that the government should make discrimination laws stronger, not weaker; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign S. 485 and H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

 

LS # 8809

5/6/19

KJ