Fair Damages: Ending Discrimination in Future Earnings Calculations
This act aims to ensure that courts do not consider race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation when calculating future earnings in damages cases. This means every citizen, regardless of these characteristics, will have an equal chance at a fair assessment of financial losses in case of harm. The act introduces new guidelines for experts and judges to eliminate bias from these calculations.
Key points
Federal courts can no longer use race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation to calculate future earnings in civil cases.
The Department of Labor will develop new guidelines for experts to ensure future earnings calculations are bias-free.
Federal judges will receive training on how to properly implement the new rules and guidelines.
Studies will be conducted on damages awarded and their relation to protected classes to monitor the act's impact.
Status:
Introduced
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