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Johnny Isakson: “The bill as it is written applies to any claim back to May 28. But the way it is worded, it appears to me it is a claim…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2009
The bill as it is written applies to any claim back to May 28. But the way it is worded, it appears to me it is a claim filed and leaves it open for any past claim to be brought up that wasn't previously filed. The amendment simply ensures that the act couldn't be used for new claims to be filed retroactively all the way back to the passage of title VII of the Civil Rights Act. It is a mere matter of being clear that it doesn't retroactively open the opportunity to file new cases all the way back to the inception of the act.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a bill related to claims under the Civil Rights Act.

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