HR 4980 United States House · 118th Congress

Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2023

This bill prohibits U.S. courts from using race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation in calculating future earnings damages for plaintiffs in civil cases. It requires the Secretary of Labor to develop inclusive future earnings tables within 180 days that exclude these protected characteristics, and mandates studies on how damages are awarded by case type and protected class. The bill affects civil plaintiffs (e.g., in personal injury or discrimination cases) and courts by changing how future earnings are calculated, while explicitly stating it does not prevent damages based on membership in a protected class under civil rights laws.
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Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Last action Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
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