The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to provide appropriate remedies for intentional discrimination and unlawful harassment in the workplace;

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 is a United States labor law, passed in response to United States Supreme Court decisions that limited the rights of employees ... Predecessors · Background · Changes

Allows compensatory and punitive damages for intentional employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability.

TITLE I - FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS REMEDIES · DAMAGES IN CASES OF INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION · ATTORNEY'S FEES. [This section amends section 722 of the Revised ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 allows for Title VII discrimination claims to go before a jury. Most discrimination claims proceed before the EEOC before they are ...

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The text of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-166), as enacted on November 21, 1991, appears below with the following modifications: 1.

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment ...

The 1991 Civil Rights Act allowed employees to recover both compensatory and punitive damages in their employment discrimination claims. Plaintiffs can also ...