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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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Party
State
District
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Sean Casten
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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