Core Provisions: This bill would amend Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the time limit workers have to file suit for employment discrimination in certain circumstances. The bill would clarify that the limitations period for bringing forward a claim is measured from the time of the discriminatory action (which is the current law) unless the employee can demonstrate that he or she did not know, and should not have known, about the discrimination. If the employee makes such a showing, the claim-filing period would begin to run when the worker is charged with notice. The bill would build upon existing guidance from the EEOC on what type of information and circumstances indicated “notice” of discrimination to the employee.

Status: S. 3209 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) on June 26, 2008, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.