The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (s.2189) would restore older workers' rights by overruling a 2009 Supreme Court decision that made age discrimination claims more difficult to pursue.
Co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the legislation would undo the Supreme Court's decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Group. That decision made it harder for older workers than for other protected groups to win discrimination claims because it effectively required workers to provide direct evidence they had suffered discrimination. Before the decision, a worker had to establish only that age was a substantial motivating factor in a discriminatory employment action.
We urge you to speak out in support of this important legislation.