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Support FAIRNESS: The Civil Rights Act of 2004
Have you watched the Kids on the Hill's The Children of Birmingham, a short film about how children participated in the fight for civil rights in 1963? How about Cynthia Fujikawa's Day of Remembrance, which calls attention to the unfair treatment of detainees post 9/11? July 2nd 2004 marks the 40th Anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which reshaped the United States. As Day of Remembrance illustrates, there is still a lot of work to be done to protect the civil rights of people in this country. Civilrights.org urges us to take action: Take Action! Urge Members of Congress to Co-Sponsor FAIRNESS: The Civil Rights Act of 2004 In the United States, individual rights are supposed to be guaranteed in the Constitution and by historic laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, over the last six years the Supreme Court has handed down several decisions that have weakened basic civil rights protections, including: Older workers employed by a local or state government do not have the same legal protections as workers in private industry; Workers can now be required, as�a condition of employment,�to give up their right to bring discrimination cases to court; Individuals are unable to sue to end practices that have a disproportionate adverse impact on the basis of race, national origin, gender, or age; and Students who are victims of sexual harassment are held to a higher standard of proof than workers or even their teachers.� FAIRNESS: The Civil Rights Act of 2004 (HR 3809/S�2088) will help restore the promise of equality by guaranteeing access to the courts and effective remedies for proven discrimination to protect and enforce the very civil rights protections that our Constitution and Congress intended all citizens to have, including: Providing appropriate damages for all victims of age discrimination in employment, including state employees, by restoring important anti-discrimination protections that have been whittled away by the Supreme Court. Confirming Congress' intent that all�workers have access to a fair day in court, as well as adequate remedies for unfair labor practices, including the prevention of overtime pay and minimum wage compensation. Guaranteeing the ability of individuals to sue to end practices that have a disproportionate adverse impact�on the basis of race, national origin, gender, and age. Providing students with necessary protections from harassment�based on race, gender, national origin, color, and disability. Support FAIRNESSPublished on June 29, 2004
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