Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-646
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy

Employee hiring

Employment discrimination and employee rights
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to prohibit private employers from denying employment to: (1) an individual who is or has been a debtor under either the bankruptcy code or the Bankruptcy Act, or (2) an individual associated with such debtor or bankrupt.</p> <p>Eliminates from such prohibition the limitation applying it to a denial or termination of employment solely on the basis of debtor status (thus applying the prohibition to any case in which debtor status is not the sole basis for discrimination).</p> <p><BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 646 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide additional protections for debtors from discrimination by private employers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments Section 525(b) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended— (1) by inserting deny employment to, after may , and (2) by striking solely . 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.