Republicans immediately opposed the bill as drafted , with Education and Labor Committee ranking member Howard McKeon raising the issue that business executives would be held liable for actions taken by managers who were n't leading the company anymore : `` At the end of the day , such a loophole conceivably could allow a retiring employee to seek damages against a company now led by executives who had nothing to do with the initial act of discrimination '' .
Republicans immediately opposed the bill as drafted , with Education and Labor Committee ranking member Howard McKeon raising the issue that companies would be held liable for actions taken by managers who were n't leading the company anymore : `` At the end of the day , such a loophole conceivably could allow a retiring employee to seek damages against a company now led by executives who had nothing to do with the initial act of discrimination '' .