Title I – Federal Civil Rights Remedies

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Title I – Federal Civil Rights Remedies is a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 that strengthens and expands legal protections and remedies for individuals facing employment discrimination in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 ⓘ
section of federal statute ⓘ
aimsTo make victims of intentional discrimination whole ⓘ
provide stronger incentives for compliance with civil rights laws ⓘ
appliesTo employment discrimination ⓘ
private sector employment ⓘ
public sector employment ⓘ
authorizes jury trials for certain intentional discrimination claims ⓘ
recovery of compensatory damages for intentional discrimination ⓘ
recovery of punitive damages for intentional discrimination in some cases ⓘ
clarifies standards for proving disparate impact discrimination ⓘ
codifiedIn Public Law 102-166 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enactmentDate 1991-11-21 ⓘ
expands available remedies under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
available remedies under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
available remedies under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
hasShortTitle Federal Civil Rights Remedies ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea civil rights law ⓘ
employment discrimination law ⓘ
labor and employment law ⓘ
limits amount of compensatory and punitive damages based on employer size ⓘ
partOf Civil Rights Act of 1991 ⓘ
partOfTitle Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 ⓘ
prohibits retaliation for opposing unlawful employment practices ⓘ
retaliation for participating in discrimination proceedings ⓘ
protects employees ⓘ
former employees ⓘ
job applicants ⓘ
purpose to enhance deterrence of unlawful employment practices ⓘ
to expand legal protections for victims of employment discrimination ⓘ
to provide additional remedies for intentional employment discrimination ⓘ
to strengthen existing federal civil rights remedies ⓘ
relatedTo 42 U.S.C. § 1981 ⓘ
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ⓘ
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
subjectMatter burden of proof in disparate impact cases ⓘ
compensatory damages in employment discrimination cases ⓘ
jury trials in certain employment discrimination actions ⓘ
limitations on damages in employment discrimination cases ⓘ
punitive damages in employment discrimination cases ⓘ
remedies for intentional employment discrimination ⓘ
standards for proving unlawful employment practices ⓘ

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Public Law 102-166 → title → Title I – Federal Civil Rights Remedies ⓘ
Title I – Federal Civil Rights Remedies → hasShortTitle → Federal Civil Rights Remedies ⓘ
linked to: Title I – Federal Civil Rights Remedies