To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer, and for other purposes.

Bill: 109-hr-714
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2005-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Business and social problems
Civil actions and liability
Civil rights enforcement
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against women
Damages
Employee crimes
Employers' liability
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Injunctions
Jurisdiction
Labor and Employment
Law
Negligence
Occupational health and safety
Punitive damages
Sex discrimination
State courts
Torts
Victims of crimes
Violence in the workplace
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: 
Declares an employer liable to a party injured in a crime of violence motivated by gender if: (1) the employer's business is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) the employer's negligent conduct results in the perpetration of a gender-motivated crime of violence against an individual upon premises under the employer's control.
 
States that nothing in this Act: (1) entitles a person to a cause of action for random acts of violence unrelated to gender or for acts that cannot be demonstrated to be motivated by gender; or (2) requires a prior criminal complaint, prosecution, or conviction.
 
Gives the Federal and State courts concurrent jurisdiction over actions brought pursuant to this Act.
 
Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to create and provide to employers materials regarding personnel policies and safety standards to assist them in avoiding liability under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E202)
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Introduced in House