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Senate advances bill allowing labor commission to award liquidated damages in pay-discrimination cases
Summary
Senate sponsors described amended SB185 as expanding remedies in pay-discrimination cases by permitting the Labor Commission, following an administrative finding of discrimination, to award liquidated damages equal to back pay; sponsors said the change aims to keep cases in the administrative system and reduce federal litigation. The bill moved to the third-reading calendar after floor discussion and a call of the Senate.
Senate floor sponsors described amended Senate Bill 185 as changing how wage-related discrimination claims are remedied in Utah. The sponsor (unnamed in the transcript) said the bill would allow the Labor Commission's administrative process, after a finding of discrimination, to award liquidated damages equal to back pay in certain cases where a respondent acted in good faith, rather than forcing every claimant into federal court…
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